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"  All  things  written  in  the  Law  of  Moses,  and  the  Prophets,  and  the 
Psalms,  concerning  me,  must  be  fulfilled.'* 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

PUBLISHED  BY  WILLIAM  W.  WOODWARD,  SOUTH-WEST  CORNER 

OF  CHESNUT  AND  SECOND  STREETS. 


1817. 


W.  HILL  WOQEWABD,  TBI^TTEB, 


A  TABLE 


TO  FIND  ANY  PSALM  BY  THE  FIRST  LINE. 


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Pag-e 

4  LL  ye  that  love  the  Lord  321 

A  Ahniglity  Ruler  22 

Almighty  God  appear  27 

Along  the  banks  where  293 

Amidst  thy  wrath  remember  82 

Among  th  assemblies  170 

Among  the  princes  earthly  177 

And  will  the  God  of  grace  171 

Are  all  the  foes  of  Zion  117 

Are  sinners  now  so  senseless  3 1 

Arise,  my  gracious  God  37 

Awake,  ye  saints,  to  praise  287 

Awake,  my  soul,  to  sound  231 

B 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  a%vful  207 

Behold  the  love  76 

Behold  the  morning  sun  43 

Behold  the  sure  foundation  24S 

Behold  thy  waiting  servant  259 

Behold  us,  Lord,  and  let  118 

Behold,  O  God,  what  cruel  167 

Behold  the  lofty  sky  42 

Bless,  O  my  soul  213 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  peace  284 

Blest  are  the  souls  who  132 

Blest  are  the  undefil'd  250 

Blest  is  the  man,  for  ever  68 
Blest  is  the  man  whose  breast    89 

Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  7 

Blest  is  the  nation  where  70 

C 

CHILDREN  in  years  73 

Come,  children,  learn  75 

Come  let  your  voices  join  200 

Come  sound  his  praise  199 

Consider  all  my  sorrows   -  262 

D 

D  WID  rejoic'd  in  God  49 

Deep  in  our  hearts  145 

E 

EARLY,  my  God  127 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God  206 

F 

FAR  as  thy  name  is  known  100 

Fatlier,  I  bless  thy  gentle  266 

Father,  I  sing  thy  wond'rous  144 

Firm  and  unmov'd  are  they  274 

¥irm  was  my  health  63 

Fools  in  their  hearts  believe  30 


Pa;^ 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord  30  > 
For  ever  shall  my  song  180 

From  age  to  age  exalt  226 

From  ail  that  dwell  below  246 
From  foes  that  round  124 

From  deep  distress  281 

G 
GIVE  thanks  to  God,  he         22.5 
Give  thanks  to  God,  invoke    221 
Give  thanks  to  God  most         290 
Give  thanks  to  God  the  289 

Give  to  our  God  immortal  292 
Give  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  62 

God  in  his  earthly  temple  178 
God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints  96 
"    '  153 

225 
149 
85 
232 
135 
173 
131 
166 
12^* 
45 
150 
287 
23'6 
99 
163 

273 
238 
SIDG 

9 

210 
182 

2y 

202 
190 

76 
160 

^7 
270 

34 

29 
172 
285 


God  my  supporter 
God  of  eternal  love 
God  of  my  childhood 
God  of  my  life,  look  gently 
God  of  my  mercy 
Good  is  the  Lord 
Great  God,  attend  while 
Great  God,  attend  to  my 
Great  God,  how  oft  did 
Gieat  Govlj  indulge 
Great  God,  the  heav'ns 
Great  God,  whose  universal 
Great  is  the  Lord  exalted 
Great  is  the  Lord,  his  works 
Great  is  the  Lord  our  God 
Great  Shepherd  of  thine 

H 
HAD  not  the  God  of  truth 
Happy  is  he  that  fears 
Happy  the  city  where 
Happy  the  man  whose 
Hear  me,  O  God,  nor  hide 
Hear  what  the  Lord 
Help,  Lord,  for  men 
He  reigns  ;  the  Lord 
He  that  hath  made 
High  in  the  heav'ns 
How  awful  is  thy  chast'ning 
How  blest  the  man 
How  did  my  heart  rejoice  ■* 
How  fast  their  guilt 
How  long  wilt  thou 
How  pleasant,  how  divinely 
How  pleasant  'tis  to  see     ' 


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A  TABLE   OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Page 

How  pleas'd  and  blest  271 

How  shall  the  youne  253 

I  J 

JEHOVAH  reigns  194 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  234 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  151 

If  Ciod  succeed  not  277 

If  God  to  build  the  hoiise  277 

I  lift  my  soul  to  God  57 

1*11  bless  the  Lord  from  day  74 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  SIX 

I'll  speak  the  honours  94 

I  love  the  Lord,  he  heard  244 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  S99 

In  anger,  Lorcl,  do  not  17 

in  God's  own  house  322 

In  haste,  O  God,  attend  147 

In  thee,  great  God  48 

In  Judah  God  of  old  159 

Joy  to  the  world ;  the  Lord  205 

I  set  the  Lord  before  36 

Is  there  ambition  281 

It  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  212 

Judge  me,  O  Lord  59 

Judge  me,  O  God  and  plead  91 

Judges  who  rule  the  world  123 

7ust  are  thy  ways  40 

I  waited  patient  86 

i  will  extol  thee,  Lord  63 

L 

J-^et  all  the  earth  their  201 

Let  all  the  heathen  ^  256 

Let  earth,  with  ev'ry  isle  '204 

Let  children  hear  163 

Let  ev'ry  creature  join  319 

Let  ev'ry  tongue  309 

Let  God  arise  139 

Let  sinners  take  their  120 

Let  Zion  in  her  King  97 

Let  Zion  praise  the  mighty  313 

Let  Zion  and  her  sons  211 

Lo,  what  a  glorious  250 

Lo,  what  an  entertaining  284 

Long  as  I  live  I'll  bless  307 

Lord,  I  am  thine ;  but  thou  37 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  112 

l^ord,  I  can  suffer  18 
Lord,  I  esteem  thy  judgment  255 

Lord,  if  thine  eyes  188 

Lord,  I  have  made  257 

JjOrd,  in  the  morning  16 

Lord,  I  v/ill  bless  thee  72 

Lord,  I  would  spread  114 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above  173 

Lord,  thou  hast  call'd  176 

Lord,  thou  hast  heard  247 

Lord,  thou  hast  scourg'd  125 

tjOril,  thou  hast  scarch'd  295 


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Lord,  thou  hast  seen  39 

Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  15 

Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  193 

Lord,  we  have  heard  92 

Lord,  what  a  feeble  piece  189 

Lord,  what  a  thoughtless  154 

Lord,  what  is  man,  poor  305 

Lord,  what  ^v^s  man  23 

Lord,  when  I  count  501 

Lord,  when  thou  didst  140 

Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord  317 

M 

Maker  and  sov'reign  Lord  9 

Mercy  and  judgment  208 

Mine  eyes  and  my  desire  58 

My  God,  accept  my  early  302 

My  God,  consider  261 

My  God,  how  many  13 

My  God,  in  whom  122 

My  God,  my  everlasting  147 

My  God,  my  King  306 

My  God,  permit  my  tongue  130 

My  God,  the  steps  of  pious  81 

My  God,  what  inward  298 

My  heart  rejoices  65 

My  never-ceasing  song  180 

My  refuge  is  the  God  26 

My  righteous  Judge  303 

My  Saviour  and  my  King  93 

My  Saviour,  my  Almighty  148 

My  Shepherd  is  the  living  53 

My  Shepherd  will  supply  54 

My  soul,  liow  lovely  173 

My  soul  lies  cleaving  264 

My  souls  repeat  his  praise  216 

My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  218 

My  spirit  looks  to  God  126 

My  spirit  sinks  within  me  90 

My  trust  is  in  my  heav'nly  19 

N 

NO  sleep  nor  slumber  to  283 

Not  to  our  names,  thou  only  242 

Not  to  ourselves,  who  are  241 

Now  be  my  heart  inspir'd  95 

Now  from  the  roaring  lion's  51 

Now  I'm  convinc'd  the  Lord  152 

Now  let  our  lips  with  holy  143 

Now  let  our  mournful  52 

Now  may  the  God  of  pow'r  47 

Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  1 37 

O 

O  ALL  ye  nations  245 

O  blessed  souls  are  they  66 

O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul  215 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing  209 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy  98 

O  God,  my  refuge,  hear  118 

O  God  of  grace  1 5 


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O  God  of  my  salvation,  hear    179 

O  God  of  mercy  115 

O  God,  to  whom  revenge  196 

O  happy  man,  whose  soul  278 

O  happy  nation  where  71 

O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law  254 

O  Lord,  how  many  14 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  King  20 

O  Lord,  our  Lord  21 

O  that  the  Lord  would  260 

O  that  thy  statutes  263 

O  thou  that  hear'st  113 

O  thou  whose  grace  272 

O  thou  whose  justice  reigns  121 

Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  187 

Out  of  the  deeps  of  long  279 

O  what  a  stiff  rebellious  164 

P 

PRAISE  waits  in  Zion  134 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  286 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  my  heart  310 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  'tis  good    312 

Preserve  me.  Lord  33 

Protect  us,  Lord,  from  fatal  301 

R 

REJOICE,  ye  righteous  69 

Remember,  Lord,  our  184 

Return,  O  God  of  love  189 

S 

SALVATION  is  for  ever  177 

Save  me,  O  God  141 

Save  me,  O  Lord  35 

See  what  a  living  Stone  249 

Shew  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord  112 

Shine,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  138 

Sing  all  ye  nations  136 

Sing  to  the  Lord  aloud  169 

Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  198 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  201 

Songs  of  immortal  praise  235 

Soon  as  I  heard  my  Father  61 

Sure  there's  a  righteous  155 

Sweet  is  the  mem'ry  308 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God  192 

T 

TEACH  me  the  measure  84 

Th'  Almighty  reigns  203 

That  man  is  blest  236 

The  earth  for  ever  55 

Thee  will  I  love,  O  Lord  38 

The  God  Jehovah  reigns  205 

The  God  of  Glory  sends  108 

The  God  of  our  salvation  132 

The  hcav'ns  declare  thv  44 

The  King  of  saints,  how  fair  96 

The  Lord  appears  mv  21-6 

The  Lord,  how  wond'rous  214 

The  L9rd  Jehovah  reigns  195 


Page 

The  Lord  is  come  203 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd  is  54 

The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  60 

The  Lord  of  glory  reigns  1 95 

The  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  106 
The  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  10;} 
The  Lord,  the  sov'reign  King  2ir 

The  Lord,  the  sov'reign  105 

The  man  is  ever  blest  8 

The  praise  of  Zion  waits  131 
The  wonders,  Lord,  thy  love     88 

Think,  mighty  God  1^ 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  24S 

This  spacious  earth  56 

Thou  art  my  portion  25  Z 

Thou  God  of  love  267 

Thro'  every  age,  eternal  186 

Thrice  happy  man  who  237 

Thus  I  resolv'd  before  84 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  104 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  your  87 

Thus  th'  eternal  Father  233 

Thus  the  great  Lord  233 

Thy  mercies  fill  the  earth  258 

Thy  name.  Almighty  Lord  246 

Thy  works  of  glory  229 

'Tis  by  thy  strength  135 

To  God  I  cried  161 

To  God  I  made  my  sorrows  303 

To  God,  the  great     '  224 

To  heaven  I  lift  my  269 

To  our  Almighty  Maker  205 

To  thee  before  the  dawning  251 

To  thee,  most  high  and  158 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  raise  61 

To  thee,  O  God  of  truth  64 

To  thine  almighty  arm  42 

'Twas  for  our  sake,  eternal  146 

'Twas  from  thy  hands  297 

'Twas  in  the  watches  198 

U 

UNSH  \KEN  as  the  sacred  274 

Up  from  my  youth  27 i& 

\Jh  to  the  hills  I  lift  268 

Inward  I  lift  mine  eyes  269 

V 

VAIN  man,  on  foolish  227 

W 

WE  bless  the  Lord,  the  just  uh 

We  love  thee.  Lord  4.1. 

What  shall  I  render  o^l  j 

When  Christ  to  judgment  105 

When  God  is  nigh,  my  faith  31. 

When  God,  provok'd  230 

When  God  restor'd  275 

When  God  reveal'd  276 

When  Isr'el  freed  24^ 

When  Isr'el  siim'd,  the  leS 


A  ^ 


VI 


A  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


Page 

When  I  witli  pleasing  300 

When  man  grows  bold  78 

When  overwhelm 'd  126 

When  pain  and  anguish  265 

When  the  gi-eat  Judge  24 

Where  shall  the  man  58 

Where  shall  we  go  to  seek  282 

While  men  grow  bold  77 

While  I  keep  silence  68 

Who  shall  ascend  32 

Who  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill  32 

Who  will  arise  and  plead  197 

Why  did  the  Jews  proclaim  1 2 

Why  did  the  nations  join  11 

Why  do  the  proud  insult  103 

W^hy  do  the  wealthy  wicked  81 

Why  doth  the  Lord  depart  25 

Wliy  doth  the  man  of  riches  101 

W^hy  has  my  God  my  soul  49 

Why  should  I  vex  my  soul  79 


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Why  should  the  mighty  116 

Why  should  the  haughty  ib. 

Will  God  for  ever  cast  156 

With  all  my  powers  294 

With  earnest  longings  89 

With  my  whole  heart  I'll  24 

With  my  whole  heart  I've  261 

With  rev'rence  let  the  181 

With  songs  and  honours  314 

Would  you  behold  228 

Y 

YE  holy  souls  in  God  70 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth  207 

Ye  that  delight  to  serve  239 

Ye  servants  of  th'  Almighty  240 

Ye  that  obey  the  immortal  286 

Ye  tribes  ot  Adam  join  315 

Ye  sons  of  pride  that  hate  102 

11  Ye  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  191 
11  Yet,  saith  the  Lord,  if  David's  183 


THE 

PSALMS  OF  DAVID, 

IMITATED  IN  THE  LANGUAGE 

OF   THE 

NEW  TESTAMENT. 

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PSALM  1.  (C.  M.) 

The  vfhy  and  end  of  the  righteous  and  the  loicked. 

1  T¥  LESS'D  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
X5  Where  sinners  love  to  meet ; 
Who  fears  to  tread  their  wicked  ways. 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat. 

S  But  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 
Has  plac'd  his  chief  delight : 
By  day  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

[3  He,  like  a  plant  of  gen'rous  kind 
By  living  waters  set. 
Safe  from  the  storms  and  blasting  wind. 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state.] 

4!  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fair 
Shall  his  profession  shine  ; 
While  fruits  of  holiness  appear 
Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 

5  Not  so  th'  impious  and  unjust : 

What  vain  designs  they  form ! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away  like  dust, 
Or  chaff,  before  the  storm. 

6  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand 

Among  the  sonB  of  grace, 


8  PSALM  I. 

When  Christ,  the  Judge,  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 

7  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread, 
His  heart  approves  it  well ; 
But  crooked  ways  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

PSALM  1.  (S.  M.) 

The  saint  happy^  the  sinner  miserable. 

1  fTT^HE  man  is  ever  bless'd 

Jl^    Who  shuns  the  sinners'  ways. 
Among  their  councils  never  stands, 
Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place. 

^  But  makes  the  law  of  God 
His  study  and  dehght, 
Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 
With  waters  near  the  root ; 
Fresh  as  the  leaf  his  name  shall  livoj 
His  w^orks  are  heav'nly  fruit. 

4j  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race. 

They  no  such  blessings  find : 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind. 

5  How  will  they  bear  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment  seat, 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Christ's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet  ? 

6  He  knows,  and  he  approves. 

The  way  the  righteous  go  ; 
But  sinners,  and  their  works,  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow.  ^ 


PSALMS  I,  ri. 

PSALM  1.  (L.  M.) 

Tlie  difference  between  the  righteous  and  the  -aiclcett. 

1  TTJAPPY  the  man,  whose  cautious  feet 
XX  Shun  the  broad  way  that  sinners  go, 
Who  hates  the  place  where  Atheists  meet, 
And  fears  to  talk  as  scoffers  do. 

3  He  loves  t'  employ  his  morning  light 
Amongst  the  statutes  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  spends  the  wakeful  hours  of  night 
With  pleasure  pondering  o'er  the  word. 

3  He  like  a  plant  by  gentle  streams, 

Shall  flourish  in  immortal  green  ; 
And  Heav'n  will  sliine,  with  kindest  beams. 
On  ev'ry  work  his  hands  begin. 

4  But  sinners  find  their  counsels  cross'd : 

As  chaft'  before  the  tempest  flies, 
So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost, 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies. 

0  In  vain  the  rebel  seeks  to  stand 

In  judgment  with  the  pious  race  ; 
The  dreadful  Judge,  with  stern  command. 
Divides  him  to  a  diff^'rent  place. 

6  ••  Straight  is  the  way  my  saints  have  trode, 
'•  I  blest  the  path,  and  drew  it  plain ; 
••  But  you  would  choose  the  crooked  road  ; 
•'•  And  down  it  leads  to  endless  pain." 

PSALM  2.  (S.  M.) 

Translated  according  to  the  divine  pattern.  Acts  iv.  24,  he, 
Christ  dijing^  rising,  interceding^  and  reigning, 

1  11  yrAKER  and  sov'reign  Lord 
J-tX  Of  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  seas. 
Thy  providence  confirms  thy  word, 

And  answers  thy  decrees. 


10  PSALM  n. 

2  The  things  so  long  foretold 

By  David  are  fulfiird, 
When  Jews  and  Gentiles  join  to  slay 
Jesus,  thine  holy  child. 

3  Why  did  the  Gentiles  rage, 

And  Jews  with  one  accord 
Bend  all  their  counsels  to  destroy 
Th'  Anointed  of  the  Lord? 

4  Rulers  and  kings  agree 

To  form  a  vain  design ; 
Against  the  Lord  their  pow'rs  unite, 
Against  his  Christ  they  join. 

5  The  Lord  derides  their  rage, 

And  will  support  his  tlirone ; 
He  that  hath  rais'd  him  from  the  dead 
Hath  own'd  him  for  his  Son. 

PAUSE. 

6  Now  lie's  ascended  high. 

To  rule  the  subject  earth  ; 
The  merit  of  his  blood  he  pleads. 
And  pleads  his  hcav'nly  birth. 

7  Beneath  his  sovereign  sway 

The  Gentile  nations  bend ; 
Far  as  the  world's  remotest  bounds 
His  kingdom  shall  extend. 

8  The  nations  that  rebel 

Must  feel  his  iron  rod  ; 
He'll  vindicate  those  honours  well 
Which  he  receiv'd  from  God. 

[9  Be  wise,  ye  rulers,  now. 

And  worship  at  his  throne  : 


PSALM  H.  11 

With  trembling  joy,  ye  people  bow 
To  God's  exalted  Son. 

10  If  once  his  wrath  arise, 
Ye  perish  on  the  place ; 
Then  blessed  is  the  soul  that  flies 
For  refuge  to  his  grace.] 

PSALM  s.  (C.  M.) 

WHY  did  the  nations  join  to  slay 
The  Lord's  anointed  Son? 
^Vhy  did  they  cast  his  laws  away,'*^^ 
And  tread  his  gospel  down? 

^  The  Lord  that  sits  above  the  skies, 
Derides  their  rage  below  ; 
He  speaks  with  vengeance  in  his  eyes, 
And  strikes  their  spirits  through. 

d  ''I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

'•  And  raise  him  from  the  dead ; 
'•  I  make  my  holy  hill  his  throne, 
'•  And  wide  his  kingdom  spread. 

h  ^*  Ask  me,  my  Son,  and  tlien  enjoy 
'•  The  utmost  heathen  lands  : 
-•  Thy  rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 
'•The  rebel  that  withstands.'* 

5  Be  wise,  ye  rulers  of  the  earth,- 
Obey  th'  anointed  Lord  ; 
Adore  the  King  of  heav'nly  birtli, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

G  With  humble  love  address  his  throne 
For  if  he  frown  ye  die  ; 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone. 
Who  on  Jiis  grace  rely. 


IS  PSALM  II. 

PSALM  S.  (L.  M.) 

Christie  death,  resurrectioTiy  and  ascension. 

i  \X7HY  did  the  Jews  proclaim  their  rage  ? 
V  T     The  Romans  why  their  swords  employ 
Against  the  Lord  ?  their  pow'rs  engage, 
His  dear  anointed  to  destroy  ? 

%  "  Come,  let  us  break  his  bands,  they  say  ; 
"  Tliis  man  shall  never  give  us  laws," 
And  thus  they  cast  his  yoke  away, 
And  nail'd  the  Monaaxh  to  the  cross. 

3  But  God,  who  high  in  glory  reigns. 

Laughs  at  their  piide,  their  rage  controuls  : 
He'll  smite  their  heart  with  inward  pains, 
And  speak  in  thunder  to  then-  souls. 

4  "  I  will  maintain  the  King  I  made 

"  On  Zion's  everlasting  hill, 
'•  My  hand  shall  bring  him  from  the  dead, 
"  And  he  shall  stand  your  Sov'reign  still." 

[5  His  wond'rous  rising  from  the  earth 
Makes  his  eternal  Godliead  known  ; 
The  Lord  declares  his  heav'nly  birth ; 
'•  This  day  have  I  begot  my  Son. 

6  "  Ascend,  my  Son,  to  my  right  hand, 
"  There  thou  shalt  ask,  and  I  bestow, 
"  The  utmost  bounds  of  heathen  land  : 

''  Tb  thee  their  suppliant  tribes  shall  bow."] 

y  But  nations  that  resist  liis  grace 
Shall  fall  beneath  his  lifted  rod  ; 
His  arm  shall  crush  th'  impious  race 
That  dare  provoke  th'  avenging  God. 

PAUSE. 

8  Now  ye  that  sit  on  eartlily  tln'ones. 

Be  wise,  and  serve  the  Lord;  the  Lamb  j 


tSALM  III.  13 

Now  to  his  feet  submit  your  crowns, 
Rejoice  and  ti^emble  at  his  name. 

9  With  humble  love  address  the  Son, 

Lest  he  grow  angry,  and  ye  die : 
His  wrath  will  burn  to  worlds  unknown. 
His  love  gives  life  above  the  sky. 

10  His  storms  shall  quell  the  stubborn  foe. 

And  sink  his  honours  in  the  dust : 
Happy  the  souls  their  God  that  know, 
And  make  liis  grace  their  only  trust. 

PSALM  3.  (C.  M.) 

Doubts  and  fears  suppressed;  or,  God  our  defence  from  Sin  and  Saian. 

1  1\/rY  God,  how  many  are  my  fears  ! 
J[\Jl  How  fast  my  foes  increase  ! 
Conspiring  my  eternal  death. 

They  break  my  present  peace. 

2  The  lying  tempter  would  persuade 

There's  no  relief  in  Heav'n, 
And  all  my  grovrtng  sins  appear 
Too  great  to  be  forgiv'n. 

3  But  thou,  my  glory,  and  my  strength, 

Shalt  on  the  tempter  tread. 
Shall  silence  all  my  threatening  guilt. 
And  raise  my  drooping  head. 

[4  I  cry'd,  and  from  his  holy  liill 
He  bow'd  a  list'ning  ear ; 
I  called,  my  Father,  and  my  God, 
And  he  subdu'd  my  fear. 

5  He  shed  soft  slumbei^s  on  mine  eyesj 
In  spite  of  all  my  foes ; 
B 


i^  PSALM  III. 

I  woke,  and  wonder'd  at  the  grace, 
That  guarded  my  repose.] 

6  What  though  the  hosts  of  death  and  hell. 

All  arm'd  against  me  stood, 
Terrors  no  more  shall  shake  my  soul ; 
My  refuge  is  my  God. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord,  fulfil  thy  grace, 

While  I  thy  glory  sing : 
My  God  hath  broke  the  serpent's  teeth, 
And  death  has  lost  his  sting. 

8  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs, 

His  arm  alone  can  save : 
Blessings  attend  thy  people  here, 
And  reach  beyond  the  grave. 

PSALM  3.  Ver.  1,  2,  3, 4,  5,  8.  (L.  M.) 

A  myrniiig  Psalm. 

1  £^  LORD,  how  many  are  my  foes 

\y    In  this  weak  state  of  flesh  and  blood  ? 
My  peace  they  daily  discompose ; 
But  my  defence  and  hope  is  God. 

3  Tir'd  with  the  burdens  of  the  day. 
To  thee  I  rais'd  an  ev'ning  cry ; 
Thou  heard'st  when  I  began  to  pray, 
And  thine  Almiglity  help  was  nigh. 

3  Supported  by  thine  heav'hly  aid, 

I  laid  me  down  and  slept  secure  ; 
Not  death  should  make  my  lieart  afraid, 
Though  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more. 

4  But  God  sustain'd  me  all  the  night ; 

Salvation  doth  to  God  belong ; 
He  rais'd  my  head  to  see  the  Ught, 

And  makes  liis  praise  my  morning  song. 


PSALM  IV.  13 

PSALM  4.  Ver.  1,  S,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7.  (L.  M.) 

Hearing  of  Prayer:  or,  God  our  portion^  and  Christ  our  hope, 

1  £^  GOD  of  grace  and  righteousness, 
U    Hear  and  attend  when  I  complain  5 
Thou  hast  enlarged  me  in  distress ; 
Bow  down  a  gracious  ear  again. 

5  Ye  sons  of  men,  in  vain  ye  try 

To  turn  my  glory  into  shame : 
How  long  will  scoffers  love  to  lie, 

And  dare  reproach  my  Saviour's  name  ? 

3  Know  that  the  Lord  divides  his  saints 

From  all  the  tribes  of  men  beside : 
He  hears  and  pities  their  complaints, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  that  died. 

4  When  our  obedient  hands  have  done 

A  thousand  works  of  righteousness. 
We  put  our  trust  in  God  alone. 
And  glory  in  his  pard'ning  grace. 

d  Let  the  unthinking  many  say, 

"  Who  wiU  bestow  some  earthly  good?" 
But,  Lord,  thy  hght  and  love  we  pray ; 
Our  souls  desire  this  heavenly  food. 

6  Then  shall  my  cheerfutpow'rs  rejoice 

At  grace  divine,  and  love  so  great; 
Nor  will  I  change  my  happy  choice 
For  all  their  wealth  and  boasted  state. 

PSALM  4.  Ver.  3,  4,  5,  8.  (C.  M.) 

^n  evening  Psalm. 

1  T  0  RD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray ; 
JLj   I  am  for  ever  thine  ; 
I  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 


i6  PSALM  V. 

2>  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  bead, 
From  cares  and  bus'ness  free, 
'Tis  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  rehes 
Upon  thy  gi^ace  alone. 

i  Thus,  >vith  my  thoughts  compos'd  to  peace. 
I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days. 
And  will  my  slumbers  keep. 

PSALM  5.  (C.  M.) 

For  the  Lord**  Day  morning. 

1  IT  0  R  D,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 
X-i   My  voice  ascending  high  ; 
To  tliee  will  I  direct  my  pray'r. 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 

^  Up  to  the  hiUs  where  Christ  is  gone 
To  plead  for  aU  his  saints. 
Presenting  at  Ms  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

a  Thou  art  a  God,  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand  : 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  thy  house  will  I  resoit, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 
I  Avill  frequent  thine  holy  couit, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  O  may  thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  righteousness ! 


PSALM  VI. 

Make  every  path  of  duty  straight. 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

PAUSE. 

6  My  watchful  enemies  combine     - 

To  tempt  my  feet  astray ; 
They  flatter,  with  a  base  design, 
To  make  my  soul  their  prey. 

7  Lord,  crush  the  serpent  in  the  dust. 

And  all  his  plots  destroy ; 
While  those  that  in  thy  mercy  trust, 
For  ever  shout  for  joy. 

8  The  men  that  love  and  fear  thy  name. 

Shall  see  their  hopes  fulfiJl'd : 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favour,  as  a  shield. 

PSALM  6.  (C.  M.) 

Complaint  in  sickness  ^  or.  Disease  healed. 

1  XN  anger,  Lord,  do  not  chastise, 
JL  Withdraw  the  dreadful  storm. 
Nor  let  thine  awful  wrath  arise. 

Against  a  feeble  worm. 

2  My  soul  bow'd  down  with  heavy  cares 

My  flesh  with  pain  opprest, 
My  couch  is  witness  to  my  tears, 
My  tears  forbid  my  rest. 

3  Sorrow  and  griet  wear  out  my  days ; 

I  waste  the  night  witli  cries. 
And  count  the  minutes  as  they  passf 
'Till  the  slow  morning  rise. 

4  Shall  I  be  still  tormented  more  ? 

My  eyes  consumed  with  grief? 

B   S 


18  PSALM  VI. 

How  long,  my  God,  how  long,  before 
Thine  hand  affords  reUef  ? 

5  He  hears  his  mourning  children  speak. 

He  pities  all  our  groans, 
He  saves  us  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
And  heals  our  broken  bones. 

6  The  virtue  of  his  sovereign  word 

Restores  our  fainting  breath ; 
For  silent  graves  praise  not  the  Lord, 
Nor  is  he  known  in  death. 

PSALM  6.  (L.  M.) 

Temptation  in  sickness  overcome. 

i  T   ORD,  I  can  suffer  thy  rebukes, 
JLi  When  thou  with  kindness  dost  chastise  5 
But  thy  fierce  wi^ath  I  cannot  bear, 
O  let  it  not  against  me  rise ! 

2  Pity  my  languishing  estate, 

And  ease  the  sorrows  that  I  feel ; 
The  wounds  thy  heavy  hands  have  made^« 
O  let  thy  gentler  touches  heal ! 

3  See  how  in  sighs  I  pass  my  days, 

And  waste  in  groans  the  weary  night: 
My  bed  is  water'd  wth  my  tears ; 

My  grief  consumes  and  dims  my  sight. 

4  Look  how  the  pow'rs  of  nature  mourn ! 

How  long,  Almighty  God,  how  long  ? 
When  shall  thine  hour  of  grace  return  ? 
When  shall  I  make  thy  grace  my  soi^. 

5  I  feel  my  flesh  so  near  the  grave, 

My  thoughts  are  tempted  to  despair ; 
But  graves  can  never  praise  the  Lord^ 
-For  all  is  dust  and  silence  there. 


PSALM  VII.  19 

6  Depart,  ye  tempters,  from  my  soul, 
And  all  despairing  thoughts  depart  ; 
My  God,  who  hears  my  humble  moan. 
Will  ease  my  flesh,  and  cheer  my  heart. 

PSALM  7.  (C.  M.) 

God^s  care  of  his  people,  and  punishment  of  persecutory. 

1  1\/|"Y  trust  is  in  my  heav'nly  Friend, 
iSIjL  My  hope  in  thee,  my  God : 
Rise,  and  my  helpless  life  defend 
From  those  that  seek  my  blood. 

S  With  insolence  and  fury  they 
My  soul  in  pieces  tear, 
As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey 
When  no  deliv'rer^s  near. 

a  If  e'er  my  pride  provok'd  them  first, 
Or  once  abus'd  my  foe, 
Then  let  them  tread  my  life  to  dust. 
And  lay  my  honour  low. 

4*  If  there  be  mahce  found  in  me, 
I  know  thy  piercing  eyes ; 
I  should  not  dare  appeal  to  thee, 
Nor  ask  my  God  to  rise. 

5  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up  thy  hand, 
Their  pride  and  pow'r  controul  ^ 
Awake  to  judgment,  and  command 
Deliverance  for  my  soul. 

PAUSE. 

[6  Let  sinners,  and  their  wicked  rage^ 
Be  humbled  to  the  dust ; 
Shall  not  the  God  of  truth  engage 
To  vindicate  the  just? 

7  He  knows  the  heart,  he  tries  the  reins, 
He  will  defend  th'  upright: 


20  PSALM  VIII. 

His  sharpest  arrows  he  ordaiiis 
Against  the  sons  of  spite. 

8  Though  leagu'd  in  guile,  their  malice  spread 

A  snare  before  my  way, 
Tlieir  mischiefs  on  their  impious  head 
His  vengeance  shall  repay.]. 

9  That  cruel  persecuting  race 

Must  feel  his  dreadful  sword : 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  praise  the  gi^ace 
And  justice  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  8.  (S.  M.) 

GotTs  sorevei^nty  an4good)ie&s^  andmarCs  dominion  aver  tlie  a^eatttres^ 

.1   g~^  LORD,  our  heav'nly  King, 
V^    Tliy  name  is  all  divine ; 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heav'ns  they  shine. 

S  When  to  thy  works  on  high 
I  raise  my  wond'ring  eyes. 
And  see  the  moon,  complete  in  light, 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies : 

3  When  I  surv^ey  the  stars. 

And  all  their  shining  forms. 
Lord,  what  is  man,  that  worthless  thing, 
A  kin  to  dust  and  worms  ? 

4  Lord,  what  is  worthless  man. 

That  thou  shouldst  love  him  so  ? 
Next  to  thine  angels  is  he  plac'd, 
And  lord  of  all  below. 

5  Thine  honours^  crown  his  head. 

While  beasts,  like  slaves  obey ; 
And  birds  that  cut  the  air  with  wings. 
And  fish  that  cleave  the  sea. 


PSALM  VIII.  ^1 

6  How  rich  thy  bounties  are ! 

And  wond'roiis  are  thy  ways : 
Of  dust  and  worms  thy  pow'r  can  frame 
A  monument  of  praise. 

[7  From  mouths  of  feeble  babes 
And  sucklings,  thou  canst  draw 
Surprising  honours  to  thy  name, 
And  strike  the  world  with  awe, 

8  O  Lord,  our  heav'nly  King, 
Thy  name  is  all  divine : 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread. 
And  o'er  the  heav'ns  they  shine. 

PSALM  8.  (C.  M.) 

C/trist^s  condescension  and  glorification  ;  or  God  made  man. 

1  £^  LORD,  our  Lord,  how  wond'rous  great 
\y  Is  thine  exalted  name ! 
The  glories  of  thy  heav'nly  state 
Let  men  and  babes  proclaim. 

3  Wlien  I  behold  thy  works  on  high, 
The  moon  that  rules  the  night. 
And  shining  stars  that  grace  the  sky. 
Those  moving  worlds  of  light : 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  or  all  his  race. 

Who  dwells  so  far  below. 
That  thou  shouldst  visit  him  with  grace, 
And  love  his  nature  so  ? 

4  That  thine  eternal  Son  should  bear 

To  take  a  mortal  form. 
Made  lower  than  his  angels  are, 
To  save  a  dying  worm  ? 

[5  Yet  while  he  liv'd  on  earth  unknown, 
And  men  would  not  adore. 


^  PSALM  VIII. 

Behold  obedient  nature  own 
His  godhead  and  his  pow'r. 

6  The  waves  lay  spread  beneath  his  feet, 

And  fish,  at  his  command, 
Bring  their  large  shoals  to  Peter's  net,- 
Bring  tribute  to  his  hand. 

7  These  lesser  glories  of  the  Son 

Shone  through  the  fleshy  cloud  ; 
Now  we  behold. him  on  his  thron€5 
And  men  confess  him  God.] 

8  Let  him  with  majesty  be  crown'd, 

Who  bow'd  his  head  to  death; 
And  his  eternal  honours  sound 
From  all  things  that  have  breath. 

9  Jesus,  our  Lord,. how  wond'rous  great 

Is  thine  exalted  name ! 
The  glories  of  thy  heav'nly  state 
Let  the  whole  earth  proclaim. 

PSALM  8.  Ver.  1,  2.  paraphrased. 
First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  hosanna  of  the  children  i  or,  Infants  praising  God. 

i  4  LMIGHTY  Rider  of  the  skies,  [spread, 
J\^  Thi'ough  the  vnde  earth  thy  name  i^ 
And  thine  eternal  glories  rise 

O'er  all  the  heav'ns  thy  hands  have  m^e. 

2  To  thee  the  voices  of  the  young 

Their  sounding  notes  of  honour  raise ; 
And  babes,  with  uninstructed  tongue, 
Declare  the  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

3  Thy  pow'r  assists  their  tender  age 

To  bring  proud  rebels  to  the  ground. 
To  still  the  bold  blasphemer's  rage. 
And  all  their  poUcies  confound. 


PSALM  VIII.  23 

4  Childi'en  amidst  thy  temple  throng, 

To  see  then-  great  Redeemer's  face : 
The  Son  of  David  is  their  song^ 
And  loud  hosannas  fill  the  place. 

5  The  frowning  scribes  and  angiy  priests 

In  vain  their  impious  ca^^ls  bring ; 
Revenge  sits  silent  in  their  breasts. 

While  Jewish  babes  proclaim  their  King„ 

PSALM  8.  Ver.  3.  ^c.  paraphrased. 
Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Adam  and  Christ,  lords  of  the  old  and  neia  creation. 

1  T  ORD,  wliat  was  miin,  when  made  at  first, 
JLJ  Adam,  the  offspring  of  the  dust. 

That  thou  shouldst  set  him,  and  his  race, 
But  just  below  an  angel's  place! 

2  That  thou  shouldst  raise  his  nature  so, 

And  make  him  lord  of  all  below ; 
Make  ev'ry  beast  and  bird  submit, 
And  lay  the  fishes  at  his  feet  ? 

3  But  O  !  what  brighter  glories  wait 

To  crown  the  second  Adjtm's  state ! 
WJiat  honours  shall  thy  Son  adorn. 
Who  condescended  to  be  bornl 

4  See  him  below  his  angels  made  ; 

Behold  him  number'd  with  the  dead, 
To  save  a  ruin'd  world  from  sin : 
But  he  shall  reign  Avith  pow'r  divine. 

5  The  world  to  come,  redeemed  from  all' 

The  mis'ries  that  attend  the  faU, 
New-made  and  glorious,  shall  submit 
At  our  exalted  Saviour's  feet. 


24  PSALM  IX. 

PSALM  9.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Wrath  and  mercy  from  the  judgment  seat. 

i  X^T^ITH  itiy  whole  heart  Til  raise  my  song, 
V  T     Thy  wonders  I'll  proclaim  ; 
Thou,  sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  my  foes  to  shame. 

3  ril  sing  thy  majesty  and  gra<ie  ; 
My  God  prepares  his  throne. 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  make  his  vengeance  known. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 
For  all  the  poor  oppressed ; 
To  save  the  people  of  Iiis  love, 
And  give  the  weary  rest. 

-i  The  men  that  know  thy  name  will  tmst 
In  thine  abundant  grace  ; 
For  thou  hast  ne'er  forsook  the  just 
Who  humblv  seek  thy  face. 

5  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 
Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  executes  his  threat'iung  woixl. 
Whose  works  his  gi^ace  fulfil. 

PSALM  9.  Ver.  12.  Second  Part.    (C.  M.) 

The  loisdom  and  equity  of  providence. 

1  XX  THEN  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just. 

W    ^hall  ^^^^  enquire  for  blood, 
Tlie  humble  souls  that  mourn  in  dust 
ShaU  find  a  faithfid  God. 

2  He  from  the  di^eadfui  gates  of  death 

Does  liis  OAvn  children  raise ; 
In  Zion's  gates,  with  cheerful  breath, 
They  sing  their  Fatlier's  praise. 


PSALM  X.  S5 

3  His  foes  shall  fall,  with  heedless  feet, 

Into  the  pit  they  made ; 
And  sinners  perish  in  the  net, 

That  their  own  hands  have  spread. 

4  Thus  by  thy  judgment,  mighty  God, 

Are  thy  deep  counsels  known ; 
When  men  of  mischief  are  destroyed 
In  snares  that  were  their  own. 

PAUSE. 

5  The  wicked  shall  sink  down  to  hell , 

Thy  wrath  devour  the  lands. 
That  dare  forget  thee,  or  rebel 
Against  thy  known  commands. 

6  Though  saints  to  sore  distress  are  brought. 

And  wait  and  long  complain. 
Their  cries  shall  never  be  forgot, 
Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 

[7  Rise,  gi^eat  Redeemer,  from  thy  seat. 
To  judge  and  save  the  poor ; 
Let  nations  tremble  at  thy  feet, 
And  man  prevail  no  more. 

8  Thy  thunder  shall  affright  the  proud. 
And  put  their  hearts  to  pain. 
Make  them  confess  that  thou  art  God, 
And  they  but  feeble  men.] 

PSALM  10.  (C.  M.) 

Prayer  heardy  and  saintt  saved ;  or  pride,  atheism^  a7id  oppression,  punished. 
For  a  clay  of  humiliation. 

1  TlirHY  doth  the  Lord  depart  so  far, 
W    And  why  conceal  his  face, 
When  great  calamities  appear, 
And  times  of  deep  distress  ? 

C 


26  PSALM  XL 

s  Lord,  slmll  the  wcked  still  deride 
Thy  justice  and  thy  laws  ? 
Shall  they  advance  their  heads  in  pride. 
And  slight  the  righteous  cause  ? 

3  They  cast  thy  judgments  from  their  sight, 

And  they  insult  the  poor ; 
They  boast  in  then*  exalted  height, 
That  they  shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Aiise,  O  God,  hft  up  thine  hand, 

Attend  our  humble  cry ; 
No  enemy  shall  dare  to  stand 
When  God. ascends  on  high. 

PAUSE. 

5  ^ylly  do  the  men  of  maUce  rage, 

And  say  with  fooMsh  pride, 
"  The  God  of  heav'n  will  ne'er  engage 
"  To  fight  on  Zion's  side  ?" 

6  But  thou  for  ever  ait  our  Lord, 

And  pow'rful  is  thine  hand, 
As  when  the  Jieathen's  felt  thy  sword, 
And  perish'd  from  thy  land. 

7  Thou  wilt  prepare  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  cause  thine  ear  to  hear ; 

Accept  the  vows  thy  children  pay, 

And  free  thy  saints  fi^om  fear. 

8  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress. 

No  more  despise  the  just ; 
And  mighty  sinners  shall  confess 
They  are  but  earth  and  dust. 


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PSALM  11.  (L.  M.) 

Cod  loves  the  righteous^  and  hates  the  -wicked. 

Y  refuge  is  tlie  God  of  love, 
Why  do  my  foes  insult  and  cry, 


PSALM  XII.  27 

"  Fly  like  a  tim'rous,  trembling  dove^ 
"To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly?" 

2  If  government  be  once  destroyed, 

(That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace) 
And  violence  make  justice  void, 

Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress  ? 

3  The  Lord  in  heav'n  has  flx'd  his  throne, 

His  eye  surveys  the  world  below : 
To  him  all  mortal  tilings  are  known. 
His  eye-lids  search  our  spirits  through, 

4  If  he  afflicts  his  saints  so  far. 

To  prove  their  love  and  try  their  grace, 
What  may  the  bold  transgressors  fear? 
His  soul  abhors  their  wicked  ways. 

5  On  impious  wretches  he  shall  rain 

Sulphureous  flames  of  wasting  death, 
Such  as  he  kindled  on  the  plain 
Of  Sodom,  with  his  angry  breath. 

6  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls, 

^Vhose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere, 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 
The  men  that  his  own  image  bear. 

PSALM  IS.  (L.  M.) 

The  saints  safety  and  hope  in  evil  times  ;  or.  Sins  of  the  tongue  complained  of  viz. 
blasphemi/,  falsehood,  l^c. 

1      k  LMIGHTY  God,  appear  and  save  ! 
J\^  For  vice  and  vanity  prevail : 
The  godly  perish  in  the  grave, 
The  just  depart,  the  faithful  fail. 

e  The  whole  discourse,  when  crowds  are  met. 
Is  fill'd  with  trifles  loose  and  vain ; 
Their  lips  are  flatt'ry  and  deceit, 
And  their  proud  language  is  profane. 


^8  PSALM  XII. 

3  But  lips  that  with  deceit  abound 

Shall  not  maintain  their  triumph  long : 
The  God  of  vengeance  will  confound 
The  flattering  and  blaspheming  tongue. 

4  "  Yet  shall  our  words  be  free/'  they  cry ; 

"  Our  tongues  shall  be  controll'd  by  none ; 
"  Wliere  is  the  Lord  will  ask  us  why  ? 
"  Or  say,  our  lips  are  not  our  own?" 

5  The  Lord,  who  sees  the  poor  oppress'd, 

And  hears  th'  oppressor's  haughty  strain, 
Will  rise  to  give  his  children  rest, 
Nor  shall  they  trust  his  name  in  vain. 

6  Thy  work,  O  Lord,  though  often  try'd, 

Void  of  deceit  shall  still  appear ; 
Not  silver  sev'n  times  purify'd 

From  dross  and  mixture  shines  so  clear. 

7  Thy  grace  shall  in  the  darkest  hour 

Defend  from  danger  and  surprise  ; 
Though,  when  the  vilest  men  have  pow'r, 
On  ev'ry  side  oppressors  rise. 

PSALM  IS.  (C.  M.) 

Complaint  of  a  general  corruption  of  manners  ;  or,  The  promise  and  si^ns  of 
Chrisfs  coming  to puJgment. 

I   yyELP,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 
iX  Religion  loses  ground ; 
The  sons  of  violence  prevaiil. 
And  treacheries  abound. 

:2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break, 
Yet  act  the  flatt'rers  part ; 
AVith  fair  deceitful  Ups  they  speak, 
And  with  a  double  heart. 

.i  If  we  reprove  some  hateful  he. 
They  scorn  our  faithful  word  : 


PSALM  XIII. 

"  Are  not  our  lips  our  own,''  they  cry, 
"  And  who  shall  be  our  Lord  ?" 

4  Scoffers  appear  on  ev'ry  side, 

Where  a  vile  race  of  men 
Is  rais'd  to  seats  of  pow'r  and  pride. 
And  bears  the  sword  in  vain. 

PAUSE. 

5  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  faith  is  rarely  to  be  found. 
And  love  is  waxing  cold ; 

6  Is  not  thy  chariot  hast'ning  on  ? 

Hast  thou  not  giv'n  the  sign  ? 
May  w^e  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine  ? 

7  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  now  will  I  rise, 

"  And  make  th'  oppressors  flee  ; 
"  I  shall  appear  to  their  surprise, 
"  And  set  my  servants  free." 

8  Thy  word,  like  silver  sev'n  times  try'd, 

Through  ages  shall  endure  ; 

The  men  that  in  thy  truth  confide 

Shall  find  thy  promise  sure. 

PSALM  13.  (CM.) 

Complaint  wider  the  temptation  of  the  devil. 

i  TTOW  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face  ? 
JlI  My  God,  how  long  delay  ? 
When  shall  I  feel  those  heav'nly  rays, 
That  chase  my  fears  away  ? 

^  How  long  shall  my  poor  lab'ring  fsoul  - 
Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  ? 
c  S 


30  PSAKM  XIV. 

Tliy  word  can  all  my  foes  controul. 
And  ease  my  raging  pain. 

3  See  how  tlie  prince  of  darkness  tries 

All  liis  malicious  arts  ; 
He  spreads  a  mist  around  my  eyes^ 
And  throws  his  fiery  darts. 

4  Be  thou  my  sun,  and  thou  my  sliield. 

My  soul  in  safety  keep ; 
Make  haste,  before  mine  eyes  are  seal'd 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

.5  How  would  the  tempter  boast  aloud 
Should  I  become  Ms  prey ! 
Behold  the  sons  of  hell  grow  proud, 
To  see  thy  long  delay. 

6  But  they  shall  flee  at  thy  rebuke^ 

And  Satan  hide  his  head  ; 
He  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  look, 
And  hears  thy  voice  with  dread. 

7  Thou  ^vilt  display  thy  sovereign  grace, 

Wlience  all  my  comforts  spring : 
I  shall  employ  my  lips  in  praise, 
And  thy  salvation  sing. 

PSALM  14.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

By  nature  all  meri  are  sinvers, 

i  TiOOLS,  in  their  hearts,  beheve  and  say 
Jj    -  That  all  religion's  vain ; 
•'  There  is  no  God  that  reigns  on  high, 
"  Or  minds  the  affairs  of  men;" 

2.  From  thoughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 
Corrupt  discourse  proceeds ; 
And  in  their  im.pious  hands  are  found 
Abominable  deeds. 


PSALM  XIV.  31 

3  The  Lord,  from  liis  celestial  throne, 

Look'd  down  on  things  below, 
To  find  the  man  that  sought  his  grace, 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 

4  By  nature  all  are  gone  astray, 

Their  practice  all  the  same : 
There's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's  hand, 
There's  none  that  loves  his  name. 

5  Their  tongues  are  us'd  to  speak  deceit, 

Their  slanders  never  cease  ; 
How  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet ! 
Nor  know  the  paths  of  peace. 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root !) 

In  ev'ry  heait  are  found ; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner  fniit, 
'Till  grace  refine  the  ground. 

PSALM  14.  Second  Part.     (C.  M.) 

The  folh)  of  persecutors. 

1      4   RE  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown 
jfV.  That  they  the  saints  devour  ? 
And  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 
Nor  fear  thine  awful  pow'r? 

5  Great  God,  appear  to  their  surprise ; 
Reveal  thy  dreadftd  name  ; 
Let  them  no  more  thy  wrath  dospisc, 
Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dw^ell  among  the  just  ? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust  j 
Great  God,  confound  their  pride. 

4  O  that  the  joyful  day  were  come 

To  finish  our  distress ! 


33  PSALM  XV. 

Wlien  God  shall  bring  his  children  home, 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 

PSALM  15.  (C.  M.) 

Characters  of  a  saint,  or  a  citizen  of  Zion ;  or.  The  gualifcatUns  of  a  Christian. 

1  T"E7H0  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill, 

W    O  God  of  hoUness  ? 
Whom  will  the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  Ms  throne  of  grace  ? 

2  The  man  that  walks  m  pious  ways, 

And  works  \\\t\\  righteous  hands ; 
That  trusts  his  Maker's  promised  grace. 
And  follows  his  commands. 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart, 

Nor  slanders  \\ith  his  tongue : 
Will  scarce  believe  an  ill  report, 
Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

^  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 
Loves  all  that  fear  the  Lord ; 
And  though  to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his  word. 

5  His  hands  disdain  a  golden  bribe. 
And  never  wrong  the  poor : 
This  man  shall  dwell  with  God  on  eailh, 
And  find  liis  heav'n  secure. 

PSALM  i^.  (L.  M.) 

Religion  cud  justice^  goodness  and  truth  .•  or,  duties  to  God  and  man  ;  or,  'Hit 
quulifcCiions  of  a  Christian. 

1  "\^7H0  shall  ascend  thy  he^^v'nly  place, 
W    Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  r 
The  man  that  minds  rehgion  now, 
And  humbly  walks  with  God  below. 

S  Wliose  hands  are  pure^  whose  heart  is  clean  : 
Wliose  lips  still  speak  the  things  they  mean : 


PSALM  XVI.  33 

No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue : 
He  hates  to  do  his  neighbour  wrong-: 

[3  Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report, 
Or  vent  it  to  his  neighbour's  hurt ; 
Sinners  of  state  he  can  despise, 
But  saints  are  honoured  in  his  eyes.] 

[4  Firm  to  his  word  he  ever  stood. 
And  always  makes  his  promise  good : 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing  he  swears. 
Whatever  pain  or  loss  he  bears.] 

[5  He  never  deals  in  bribing  gold ; 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold : 
While  others  scorn  and  wrong  the  poor. 
Sweet  charity  attends  his  door.] 

6  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 
For  those  that  curse  him  to  his  face  5 
And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same 
That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them, 

7  Yet,  when  his  hoUest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone : 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  forever,  Lord,  Avith  thee. 

PSALM  16.  First  Part.  (L.  M) 

Confession  of  our  ponoerttf,  and  saints  the  best  company  ;  op,  good  tvorks  profit 

meny  not  God. 

1  XJRESERVE  me,  Lord,  in  time  of  need, 
_l     For  succour  to  thy  throne  I  flee. 
But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead ; 
My  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 

S  Oft  have  my  heart  and  tongue  confess'd 
How  empty  and  how  poor  I  am  ; 
My  praise  can  never  make  thee  blessed, 
Nor  add  new  glories  to  thy  name. 


34  PSALM  XVI. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  earth  may  reap 

Some  profit  by  the  good  we  do ; 
These  are  the  company  I  keep. 

These  are  the  choicest  friends  I  know. 

4  Let  others  choose  the  sons  of  mirth, 

To  give  a  reUsh  to  their  wine  ; 
I  love  the  men  of  heav'nly  birth. 

Whose  thoughts  and  language  are  divine, 


H 


PSALM  16.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

ChHst^s  all-sxifficiency . 

OW  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise. 


Who  haste  to  seek  some  idol-god ! 


I  will  not  taste  their  sacrifice. 

Their  oft''rings  of  forbiddea  blood. 

3  My  God  provides  a  richer  cup^ 
And  nobler  food  to  live  upon  5 
He  for  my  life  has  offer'd  up 
Jesus,  liis  best  beloved  Son. 

3  His  love  is  my  perpetual  feast ; 

By  day  his  counsels  guide  me  right : 
And  be  his  name  forever  bless'd. 

Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  night. 

4  I  set  him  still  before  mine  eyes  ; 

At  my  right  hand  he  stands  prepared 
To  keep  my  soul  from  all  surprise, 
And  be  my  everlasting  guard. 

PSALM  16.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Cotirage  in  death,  and  hope  of  the  resurrection. 

1  'W'WTHEN  God  is  nigh,  my  faith  is  strong 
W  His  arm  is  my  almighty  prop : 
Be  glad,  my  heart,  rejoice,  my  tongue. 
My  djing  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope. 


PSALM  XVL  35 

3  Though  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head, 

Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  soul  forever  with  the  dead, 
Nor  lose  thy  children  in  the  grave. 

3  My  flesh  shall  thy  first  call  obey, 

Shake  off*  the  dust,  and  rise  on  high ; 
Then  shalt  thou  lead  the  wond'rous  way 
Up  to  thy  throne  above  the  sky. 

4  There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow ; 

And  full  discoveries  of  thy  grace 
(Which  we  but  tasted  here  below) 
Spread  heav'nly  joys  through  all  the  place. 

PSALM  16.  Ver.  1-^3.  First  Part.  (CM.) 

Support  and  counsel  from  Godivithout  merit. 

1    Oj  AVE  me,  O  Lord,«i*rom  ev'ry  foe ; 
io    In  thee  my  trust  I  place. 
Though  all  the  good  that  I  can  do 
Can  ne'er  deserve  thy  grace. 

^  Yet  if  my  God  prolong  my  breath. 
The  saints  may  still  rejoice  ; 
The  saints,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 
The  people  of  my  choice. 

3  Let  heathens  to  their  idols  haste, 

And  worship  wood  or  stone ; 
But  my  delightful  lot  is  cast 
Where  the  true  God  is  known. 

4  His  hands^  provide  my  constant  food. 

He  fills  my  daily  cup ; 
Much  am  I  pleas'd  with  present  good. 
But  more  rejoice  in  hope. 

5  God  is  my  portion  and  my  joy  f 

His  counsels  are  my  light ; 


36  PSALM  XVL 

He  gives  me  sweet  ad\ice  by  day, 
And  gentle  hints  by  night. 

6  My  soul  would  all  her  thoughts  approve 
To  liis  all-seeing  eye  ; 
Nor  death,  nor  heU,  my  hope  shaD  move. 
While  such  a  friend  is  nigh. 

PSALM  16.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  death  and  resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  -  T  SET  the  Lord  before  my  face, 

X.    "  He  bears  my  courage  up ; 
••  My  heart,  my  tongue,  their  joys  express, 
"  My  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope. 

2  "  My  spuit,  Lord,  thou  wilt  not  leave 

"  Where  souls  departed  are  ; 
"  Nor  quit  my  body  to  the  gi'ave, 
"  To  see  con-uption  there. 

3  "  Thou  wilt  reveal  the  path  of  life, 

"  And  raise  me  to  thy  throne ; 
"  Tliy  courts  immortal  pleasm^e  give, 
"  Thy  presence  joys  unknoAvn." 

[4  Thus,  in  the  name  of  Chiist  tlie  Lord, 
The  Holy  David  sung, 
And  Providence  fulfils  the  word 
Of  his  prophetic  tongue. 

5  Jesus,  whom  ev'ry  saint  adores, 

Was  crucify'd  and  slain ; 
Behold  the  tomb  its  prey  restores, 
Behold  he  Uves  again. 

6  Wlien  shall  my  feet  arise,  and  stand 

On  heav'n's  eternal  hills  ? 
There  sits  the  Son,  at  God's  right  hand. 
And  there  the  Father  smiles.] 


PSALM  XVll.  37 

PSALM  17.  Ver.  13,  ^'c.  (S.  M.) 

Portion  of  saints  and  sinners ;  or,  H'j[)e  and  despair  in  death. 

i      A   RISE,  my  gracious  God, 
j!\  And  make  the  Avicked  flee ; 
^rhcy  are  but  thy  chastising  rod, 
To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 

S  Behold  the  sinner  dies. 

His  haughty  words  are  vain ; 
Here  in  this  hfe  his  pleasure  lies, 
And  all  beyond  is  pain. 

3  Then  let  his  pride  advance, 

And  boast  of  all  liis  store ; 
The  Lord  is  my  inheritance, 
My  soul  can  wish  no  more- 

4  I  shall  behold  the  face 

Of  my  forgiAing  God ; 
And  stand  complete  in  rightcousnt:^^, 
Wash'd  in  my  Sa\iour's  blood. 

5  There's  a  new  heav'n  begun 

When  I  awake  from  death, 

Brest  in  the  likeness  of  thy  Son. 

And  draw  immoi1:al  breath. 

PSALM  17.  (L.  M.) 

The  sinner's  portion,  and  saint's  hope  ;  or,  The  heaven  of  separate  soulSf  and  the 

resiirrectio7K 

1  T  ORD,  I  am  tliine,  but  thou  wilt  prove 
JLji  My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love ; 
When  men  of  spite  against  me  join, 
They  are  the  sword,  the  hand  is  thine. 

^  Their  hope  and  portion  lie  below ; 
'Tis  all  the  happiness  tliey  know ; 
'Tis  all  they  seek ;  they  take  then'  shares^ 
\nd  leave  tlie  rest  among  their  heirs, 
D 


38  PSALM  XVIII. 

3  Wliat  sinners  value,  I  resign ; 

Lord,  'tis  enougli  that  thou  art  mine  : 

I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

4  Tliis  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show ; 
But  the  blight  world  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere  ; 
When  shall  I  wake,  and  find  me  there  ? 

5  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  abode ! 

I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God ; 
And  flesh,  and  sin,  no  more  controul 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

6  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground. 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound : 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 

PSALM  18.  Ver.  1—6. 15—18.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Deliverance  from  despair  ;  or,  Temptation  Qvei'conie. 

i   rriHEE  will  I  love,  0  Lord,  my  strength, 
i     My  rock,  my  tow'r,  my  high  defence  ; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  tiiist. 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death,  and  tlie  terrors  of  the  gi^ave. 

Stood  round  me  Avith  their  dismal  shade ; 
While  floods  of  high  temptation  rose, 
And  made. my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

^  I  saw  the  op'ning  gates  of  hell. 

With  encUes'S  pain^  and  sorrows  there, 
(Which  none  but  they  that  feel  can  tell) 
While  I  was  hurry'd  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress  I  call'd  my  God, 

wiieu  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine : 


PSALM  XVIII.  ^    ^^ 

He  bow'd  his  ear  to  my  complaint, 
And  prov'd  his  sa\1ng  grace  divine.^ 

[5  With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief; 
As  on  a  cherub's  wing  he  rode ; 
Awful,  and  bright  as  lightning,  shone 
The  face  of  my  deliv'rer,  God. 

6  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke. 

The  blast  of  his  almighty  breath : 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high. 

And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death.] 

7  Great  were  my  fears,  my  foes  were  great, 

Much  was  their  strength,  and  more  their  rage : 
But  Christ  my  Lord  is  conqu'ror  still, 
In  all  the  wars  the  proud  can  wage. 

8  My  song  for  ever  shall  record 

That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour ; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord, 
Due  to  his  mercy  and  his  pow'r. 

PSALM  18.  Ver.  SO— :36.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Sincerity  ptoved  and  renvarded. 

1  T  ORD,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere, 
XJ  Etast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear ; 

-    Before  mine  eyes  I  set  thy  laws, 

And  thou  hast  own'd  my  righteous  cause..- 

2  Since  I  have  learn'd  thy  holy  ways, 
Pve  walk'd  upright  before  thy  face : 
Or  if  my  feet  did  e'er  depart, 

Thy  love  reclaimed  my  wand'ring  heart. 

3  Wliat  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest ! 
What  wars  and  strugghngs  in  my  breast ! 
But,  through  thy  grace  that  reigns  within, 
I  guard  against  my  darling  sin. 


40  PSALM  xvm. 

4  That  sin  that  close  besets  me  still. 
That  works  and  strives  against  my  will ; 
When  shall  thy  Spirit's  sovereign  pow'r 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more  ? 

5  With  an  impartial  hand  the  Lord 
Deals  out  to  mortals  their  reward  : 
The  kind  and  faithful  soul  shall  iind 
A  God  as  faithful  and  as  kind. 

8  And  n>en  that  love  revenge  shall  kn6^^ . 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too. 
The  just  and  pure  shall  ever  say, 
Thou  ait  more  pure,  more  just,  than  they. 

PSALM  18.   Ver.  30,  31.  34,  35,  46,  c^'c.  Third 
Pait.  (L.  M.) 

St'joichig  in  God;  or,  Salvation  and  Triumph. 

1  TUST  are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  word, 
^1    Great  Rock  of  my  secure  abode : 
^Vlio  is  a  God  beside  the  Lord  ? 

Or  Where's  a  refuge  like  our  God  ? 

2  Tis  he  that  girds  me  with  Ms  might, 

Gives  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield  : 
And  while  with  sin  and  hell  I  fight. 
Spreads  Ms  salvation  for  my  shield, 

3  He  lives,  and  blessings  crown  Ms  reign : 

The  God  of  my  salvation  lives ; 
The  dark  designs  of  hell  are  vain. 

While  heav-nly  peace  my  Father  gives. 

1'  Before  the  scoffers  of  the  age, 
I  will  exalt  my  Father's  name, 
Nor  tremble  at  their  mighty  rage, 

But  meet  reproach,  and  bear  tlie  shame. 

5  To  David  and  his  royal  seed 

Thy  grace  for  ever  shall  extend : 


PSALM  XVllI.  41 

Thy  love  to  saints,  in  Christ  their  head, 
Knows  not  a  limit,  nor  an  end. 

PSALM  18.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Victory  and  triumph  over  temporal  etiemies. 

i  WJ^  love  thee,  Lord,  and  we  adore, 
V  ▼     Now  is  thine  arm  reveal'd ; 
Thou  art  our  strength,  our  heavenly  tow'r; 
Our  bulwark,  aiid  our  shield. 

s  We  fly  to  our  eternal  Rock, 
And  find  a  sure  defence ; 
His  holy  name  our  lips  invoke, 
And  draw  salvation  thence. 

3  When  God,  our  leader,  shines  in  arms. 

What  mortal  heart  can  bear 

The  thunder  of  his  loud  alarms  ? 

The  lightning  of  his  spear  ? 

4  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind, 

And  angels  in  array. 
In  miUions,  wait  to  know  his  mind, 
And,  swift  as  flames,  obey. 

5  He  speaks,- and  at  his  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismay'd : 
His  voice,  his  frown,  his  angry  look. 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead. 

6  He  forms  our  gen'rals  for  the  field. 

With  all  their  dreadhd  skill ; 
Gives  tliem  his  awful  sword  to  wield. 
And  makes  their  hearts  of  steeL 

7  Oft  has  the  Lord  whole  nations  bless'dj 

For  his  own  church's  sake : 
The  pow'rs  that  give  his  people  rest 
Shall  of  his  care  partake. 

D  2 


43  PSALMS  XVIII,  XIX. 

PSALM  18.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  Co7igueror*s  song. 

i  fTnO  thine  almighty  arm  we  owe 
i      The  triumphs  of  the  day  ; 
Thy  terrors.  Lord,  confound  the  foe, 
'  And  melt  their  strength  away. 

s  'Tis  by  thy  aid  our  troops  prevail. 
And  break  united  pow'rs  ; 
Or  burn  their  b6asted  fleets,  or  scale 
The  proudest  of  their  tow'rs. 

3  How  have  we  chas'd  them  through  the  field? 
And  trod  them  to  the  gi^ound, 
While  thy  salvation  was  our  shield  ; 
But  they  no  shelter  found ! 

t^  In  vain  to  idol  saints  they  cry. 
And  perish  in  their  blood ; 
Where  is  a  rock  so  great,  so  higl'^j. 
So  pow'rful,  as  our  God. 

.i  The  God  of  Israel  ever  lives. 
His  name  be  ever  bless'd ; 
'Tis  his  own  arm  the  victory  gives^ 
And  gives  his  people  rest. 

PSALM  19.  First  Part.  (S.  M.) 

The  Book  of  Mature  and  Scripture. 
F9r  the  Lord's  day  morning. 

I  13  EHOLD  the  lofty  sky 
XJ  Declares  its  maker  God, 
And  all  the  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  pow'r  abroad. 

^  The  darkness  and  the  light 

StiU  keep  their  course  the  same :; 
While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night.- 
Divinely  teach  his  name,    - 


PSALM  XIX.  43 

3  In  ev'ry  different  land 

Their  gen'ral  voice  is  known ; 
They  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  Christian  lands,  rejoice : 

Here  he  reveals  his  word ; 
We  are  not  left  to  Nature's  voice, 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

3  His  statutes  and  commands 
Are  set  before  our  eyes  ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  hand^^, 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 

15  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 
His  trufli  without  deceit, 
His  promises  for  ever  sure, 
And  his  rewards  are  great. 

7  Not  honey  to  the  taste 

Affords  so  much  delight ; 
Nor  gold,  that  has  the  furnace  passed, 
So  much  allures  the  sight. 

8  WTiile  of  thy  works  I  sing, 

Thy  glory  to  proclaim, 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

PSALM  19.  Second  Part.  (S.  M.) 

God^a  -word  most  excellent ;  or.  Sincerity  and  Watchfulness^ 
For  the  Lord's  day  morning". 

1  TOEHOLD  the  morning  sun 
_13    Begins  his  glorious  way; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run. 
And  life,  and  light  convey, 

^  But  whyere  the  gospel  comes, 
It  spreads  diviner  light  y 


44  PSALM  XIX. 

It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word ! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ; 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  giv'n  ! 
O  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heav'i>. 

PAUSE. 

5  I  heard  thy  word  vnth  love, 

And  I  woidd  fain  obey ; 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  fi^om  above 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray. 

6  O  who  can  ever  find 

The  errors  of  his  ways  ? 
Yet,  with  a  bold  presumptuous  mind 
I  would  not  dare  transgress. 

7  Warn  me  of  ev'ry  sin. 

Forgive  my  secret  faults, 
And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine, 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 

S  Wliile,  with  my  heart  and  tongue, 
I  spread  tiiy  praise  abroad ; 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
My  Sa\iour,  and  my  God. 

PSALM  19.  (L.  M.) 

The  books  o/A'ature  and  Scripture  compared;  or,  The  ^lort/  and  success  of  the 

Gospel. 


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1  fjp 


HE  heav'ns  declare  thy  glory,  Lord, 
In  ev'ry  star  thy  goodness  sliines ; 


PSAOI XIX.  .      45 

Cut  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fanner  lines. 

?  Tlie  rolUng  sun,  the  changing  hght. 

And  nights  and  days,  tliy  pow'r  confess  j 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

>3  Sun,  moon  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 

Round  the  whole  eaiih,  and  never  stand ; 
So,  when  thy  truth  began  its  race. 
It  touch'd  and  glanc'd  on  ev'ry  land. 

4  Nor  shall  the  spreading  gospel  rest 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run ; 
'fill  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest. 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness  arise, 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heav'nly  light  5 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 

Thy  law^s  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right 

6  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 

In  souls  renew'd  and  sins  forgiv'n  ; 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew^, 
And  make  thy  word  my  guide  to  heav'n. 

PSALM  19.    To  the  tune  of  the  11 3th  Psalm. 

The  Book  of  JVature  and  of  Scripture. 

i  dT^  REATGod,theheav'n's  well  order 'd  frame 
\jf  Declares  the  glories  of  thy  name : 

There  thy  rich  w^orks  of  wonder  shine  ; 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  tliousand  radiant  marks  appear 

Of  boundless  pow'r  and  skill  divine. 

a  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  niglit. 
The  dawning  and  the  dying  light. 


4b^  PSALM  XIX. 

Lectures  of  heav'iily  wisdom  read ; 
With  silent  eloquence  they  raise 
Our  thoughts  to  our  Creator's  praise, 

And  neitlier  sound  nor  language  need* 

3  Yet  their  divine  instructions  nui 
Far  as  the  journies  of  the  sun, 

And  ev'ry  nation  knows  their  voice. 
The  sun,  like  some  young  bridegroom  drest, 
Breaks  fi'om  the  chambers  of  the  east, 

Rolls  round,  and  makes  the  earth  rejoice. 

4  Where'er  he  spreads  his  beams  abroad^ 
He  smiles,  and  speaks  his  maker,  God ; 

All  nature  joins  to  shew  thy  praise: 
Thus  God  in  ev'ry  creature  shines ; 
Fair  is  the  book  of  nature's  lines, 

But  fairer  is  the  book  of  grace. 

PAUSE. 

3  I  tove  the  volumes  of  thy  word ; 
Wliat  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford  ' 

To  souls  benighted  and  distress'd ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way,. 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest. 

6  From  the  discov'ries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  1  draw ; 

These  are  my  study  and  dehght  j 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste. 
Nor  gold,  that  hath  the  furnace  past, 

Appears  so  pleasing  to  the  sight. 

7  Thy  threat'nings  wake  my  slumb'ring  eyes, 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies ; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 


PSALM  XX.  47 

That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converfs  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin, 
And  gives  a  free,  but  large,  reward. 

8  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts! 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain ; 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise, 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  of  grace. 

And  book  of  nature,  not  in  vain. 

PSALM  20.  (L.  M.) 

Prayer,  and  hope  of  Victory. 
For  a  day  of  prayer  in  time  of  war. 

1  l^rOW  may  the  God  of  pow'r  and  grace 
JL^    Attend  his  people's  humble  cry ! 
Jehovah  hears  when  Israel  prays, 
And  brings  deliv'rance  from  on  high. 

^  Thfe  name  of  Jacob's  God  defends, 

When  bucklers  fail  and  brazen  walls  ; 
He  from  his  sanctuaiy  sends 

Succour  and  strength  when  Zion  calls. 

8  Well  he  remembers  all  our  sighs. 
His  love  exceeds  our  best  deserts .; 
His  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 

Of  humble  groans  and  broken  hearts. 

4  In  his  salvation  is  our  hope, 

And  in  the  name  of  Israel's  God 
Our  troops  shall  lift  their  banners  up, 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 

5r  Some  trust  in  horses  train'd  for  war. 

And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boasts : 
Our  surest  expectations  are 

From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heav'nly  hosts. 


48  PSALM  XXI. 

[6  0  may  the  mem'ry  of  thy  name 
Insph'e  our  armies  for  the  fight ! 
Our  foes  shall  fall  and  die  with  shame, 
Or  quit  the  field  wth  coward  flight.^ 

7  Now  save  us,  Lord,  from  slavish  fear. 
Now  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong, 
'Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 

And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song. 

PSALM  21.  (C.  M.) 

J\'ational  blessings  acknorvledgecl. 

1  TN  thee,  great  God,  with  songs  of  praise, 

■    Our  favour'd  realms  rejoice  ; 
And,  bless'd  with  thy  salvation,  raise 
To  heav'n  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  through  nations  roun^, 

Hath  spread  om'  rising  name. 
And  all  our  feeble  efforts  crown'd 
With  freedom  and  with  fame. 

3  In  deep  distress  our  injur'd  land 

Implor'd  thy  pov/'r  to  save  ; 
For  life  we  pray'd ;  thy  bounteous  hand 
The  timely  blessing  gave. 

4  Thy  mighty  arm,  eternal  Pow'r, 

Oppos'd  their  deadly  aim. 
In  mercy  swept  them  from  our  shor^, 
And  spread  their  sails  with  shame. 

5  On  thee,  in  woe  or  pain. 

Our  hearts  alone  rely ; 
Our  rights  thy  mercy  will  maintain^ 
And  all  our  wants  supply. 

6^  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wond'rous  pow*r  declare^ 
And  still  exalt  thy  fame ; 


PSALM  XXI,  XXn.  49 

Wiile  we  glad  songs  of  praise  prepare 
For  thine  Alniighty  name. 

PSALM  21.  Ver.  1—9.  (L.  M.) 

Clirist  exalted  to  the  kingdom, 

1  T^AVID  rejoic'd  in  God  his  strength, 
JJ^  Rais'd  to  the  throne  by  special  grace. 
But  Christ  the  Son  appears  at  length, 
Fulfils  the  triumph  and  the  praise. 

S  How  great  the  blest  Messiah's  joy 
In  the  salvation  of  thy  hand  ! 
Lord,  thou  hast  rais'd  his  kingdom  high. 
And  giv'n  the  world  to  his  command. 

3  Thy  goodness  grants  whate'er  he  will, 

Nor  doth  the  least  request  withhold  , 
Blessings  of  love  prevent  him  still. 
And  crowns  of  glory,  not  of  gold. 

4  Honour  and  majesty  divine 

Around  his  sacred  temples  shine ; 
Bless'd  with  the  favour  of  thy  face, 
And  length  of  everlasting  days. 

v5  Thine  hand  shall  find  out  all  his  foes  i 
And  as  a  fiery  oven  glows 
With  raging  heat,  and  hving  coals, 
So  shall  thy  wrath  devour  their  souls. 

PSALM  2S.  Ver.  1—6.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  sufferings  and  death  of  Christ. 

i  X1I7HY  has  my  God  my  soul  forsook^ 
▼  ▼     Nor  will  a  smile  afford  ? 
(Thus  David  once  in  anguish  spoke. 
And  thus  our  dying  Lord.) 

E 


r^o  PSALM  XXn. 

%  Though  His  thy  chief  deUght  to  dwell 
Among  thy  praising  saints, 
Yet  thou  canst  hear  our  groans  as  well. 
And  pity  our  complaints. 

3  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thy  name, 

And  great  deliverance  found  ; 
But  Pm  a  worm,  despis'd  of  men, 
And  trodden  to  the  ground. 

4  With  shaking  head  they  pass  me  by, 

And  laugh  my  soul  to  scorn ; 
"  In  vain  he  trusts  in  God  tliey  cry. 
Neglected  and  forlorn.'' 

5  But  thou  art  he  who  form'd  my  flesh. 

By  thine  almighty  word ; 
And  since  I  hung  upon  the  breast, 
My  hope  is  in  the  Lord. 

6  Why  will  my  Father  hide  his  face, 

When^bes  stand  threat'ning  round, 
In  the  dark  hour  of  deep  distress 
And  not  an  helper  found  ? 

PAUSE. 

7  Behold  thy  darling  left  among 

The  cruel  and  the  proud, 
t^By  foes  encompassed,  fierce  and  strong. 
As  lions  roaring  loud. 

8  From  earth  and  hell  my  sorrows  meet, 

To  multiply  the  smart  ; 
They  nail  my  hands,  they  pierce  my  feet, 
And  try  to  vex  my  heart. 

9  Yet  if  thy  sov'reign  hand  let  loose 

The  rage  of  earth  and  hell. 
Why  will  my  heav'nly  Father  bruise 
The  Son  he  loves  so  well  ? 


PSALM  XXII.  51 

10  My  God,  if  possible  it  be, 

Withhold  this  bitter  cup ; 
But  I  resign  my  will  to  thee, 
And  drink  the  sorrows  up. 

11  My  heart  dissolves  with  pangs  unknown^ 

In  groans  I  waste  my  breath  ; 
Thy  heavy  hand  hath  brought  me  down, 
Low  as  the  dust  of  death. 

1^  Father,  I  give  my  spirit  up, 
And  trust  it  in  thy  hand  ; 
My  dying  flesh  shaU  rest  in  hope. 
And  rise  at  thy  command. 

PSALM  22.  Ver.  20,  31,  27 — 31.  Second  Part. 

(C.  M.) 

1  "  "IVr^^^  ^^^^        roaring  lion's  rage, 

J31    "  O  Lord,  protect  thy  Son, 
"^  Nor  leave  thy  darling  to  engage 
"  The  pow'rs  of  hell  alone." 

2  Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray, 

With  mighty  cries  and  tears, 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day, 
And  chas'd  away  his  fears. 

3  Great  was  the  victory  of  his  death. 

His  throne  exalted  high ; 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
ShaU  worship,  or  shall  die. 

4  A  num'rous  offspring  must  arise 

From  his  expiring  groans  ; 
They  shall  be  reckon'd  in  his  eyes 
For  daughters  and  for  sons. 

5  The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  see. 

His  table  richly  spread ; 


52  PSALM  XXII. 

And  all  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  be 
With  joys  immortal  fed. 

6  The  isles  shall  know  the  righteousness 
Of  our  incarnate  God  ; 
And  nations  yet  unborn  profess 
Salvation  in  liis  blood. 

PSALM  22.  (L.  M.) 

Christ''s  SMffevingi  and  exaltation. 

1  "IWrOW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
_i.^    the  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
\Vlien  he  complain'd  in  teare  and  blood, 
As  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

t  The  Jews  behold  him  thus  forlorn, 
And  shake  their  heads,  and  laugh  in  scorn 
"  He  rescu'd  otliei's  from  the  gi'ave  \ 
"  Now  let  him  try  himself  to  save. 

3  "  This  is  the  man  did  once  pretend 

••  God  was  his  Father  and  his  filend ; 

"  If  God  the  blessed  lov'd  him  so, 

"  Why  doth  he  fail  to'help  liim  now  V 

4  O  savage  people  !  cruel  priests ! 

How  they  stood  round  hke  raging  beasts  : 

Like  hons  gaping  to  devour. 

When  God  had  left  him  in  their  pow'r. 

5  They  wound  his  head,  Ms  hands,  his  feet, 
'Till'  streams  of  blood  each  other  meet ; 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide. 

And  mock  the  pangs  in  which  he  died. 

6  But  God  liis  Father  heard  Ms  cry  : 
Rais^d  from  the  dead  he  reigns  on  high ; 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 


PSALM  XXIII.  53 

PSALM  23.  (L.  M.) 

God  our  Shepherd. 

1  1\/|"Y  Shepherd  is  the  Uving  Lord ; 

J\J[    Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  supply'd. 
His  providence  and  holy  word 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide. 

2  In  pastiu*es  where  salvation  grows 

He  makes  me  feed,  he  makes  me  rest ; 
There  hving  water  gently  flows, 
And  all  the  food -s  divinely  blest. 

3  My  wand'ring  feet  his  ways  mistake ; 

But  he  restores  my  soul  to  peace, 

And  leads  me,  for  liis  mercy's  sake. 

In  the  fair  paths  of  righteousness. 

4}  Though  I  walk  through  the  gloomy  vale. 
Where  death  and  all  its  terrors  are, 
My  heart  and  hope  shall  never  fail, 

For  God,  my  Shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  Amidst  the  darkness  and  the  deeps. 

Thou  art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay ; 
Thy  staff  supports  my  feeble  steps. 
Thy  rod  directs  my  doubtful  way. 

6  The  sons  of  earth,  and  sons  of  hell, 

Gaze  at  thy  goodness,  and  repine, 
To  see  my  table  spread  so  well 

With  h\ing  bread  and  cheerful  wine, , 

[7  How  I  rejoice,  when  on  my  head 
Thy  Spirit  condescends  to  rest ! 
'Tis  a  di\ine  anointing  shed, 
Like  oil  of  gladness  at  a  feast. 

8  Surely  the  mercies  of  the  Lord, 

Attend  liis  household  all  their  days  : 
E  2 


4 


54  PSALM  XXm. 

There  will  I  dwell,  to  hear  his  word, 
To  seek  his  face,  and  sing  liis  praise.] 

PSALM  2S.  (C.  M.) 

1  ]\ /f"Y  Shepherd  vdW  supply  my  need, 
i_V_|.  Jehovah  is  his  name  ; 
In  pastm^es  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 
Beside  the  living  stream. 

^  He  brings  my  wand'iing  spirit  back. 
When  I  forsake  his  ways. 
And  leads  me,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  paths  of  truth  and  grace. 

3  When  I  walk  through  tlie  shades  of  death^ 
Thy  presence  is  my  stay ; 
One  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  my  fears  away. 

Ai  Thy  hand,  in  sight  of  all  my  foes^ 
Doth  still  my  table  spread ; 
My  cup  with  blessings  oveiflows, 
Tliine  oil  anoints  my  head. 

a  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 
Attend  me  all  my  days  ; 
Oh  may  thy  house  be  mine  abode^  ^ 

And  all  my  work  be  praise.  1 

6  There  would  I  And  a  settled  rest,  " 

(While  others  go  and  come) 
No  more  a  stranger,  nor  a  guest. 
But  like  a  child  at  home. 

PSALM  23.  (S.  Mv)  •  I 

i  fTpHE  Lord  my  Shepherd  is, 
1     I  shall  be  well  supply 'd ; 
Since  he  is  mine,  and  I  am  his. 
What  can  I  want  beside  ? 


PSALM  XXIV.  a5 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place, 

Where  heav'nly  pasture  grows, 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass. 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  1  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim. 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way, 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear  ; 
Tho'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade, 
My  Shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  Amid  surrounding  foes. 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread ; 
My  cup  with  blessings  ovei-flows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love 

Shall  crown  my  foU'^Ing  days ; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 

PSALM  24.  (C.  M.) 

Dtoelling  nvith  God. 

1  rr^HE  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's, 
I     With  Adam's  num'rous  race , 
He  rais'd  its  arches  o'er  the  floods. 
And  built  it  on  the  seas. 

^  But  who  among  the  sons  of  men 
May  visit  thine  abode  ? 
He  that  hath  hands  from  miscliief  clean, 
Whose  heart  is  right  with  God. 

3  This  is  the  man  may  rise  and  take 
The  blessings  of  his  grace  5 


56  PSALM  XXIV. 

This  is  the  lot  of  those  that  seek 
The  God  of  Jacob's  face. 

4  Now  let  our  soul's  immortal  poWrs 

To  meet  the  Lord  prepare. 
Lift  up  their  everlasting  doors^ 
The  King  of  glory's  near. 

5  The  King  of  glory  !  who  can  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  might  ? 
He  rules  the  nations,  but  to  dwell 
With  saints  is  his  delight. 

PSALM  S4.  (L.  M.) 

Saints  dioell  in  heaven  i  or,  Chriki's  ascension. 

1  nr^HIS  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's, 
I    And  men  and  worms,  and  beasts  and  birds. 
He  rais'd  the  building  on  ilie  seas, 
And  gave  it  for  theh^  dwelling-place. 

^  But  there's  a  brighter  world  on  liigb,; 
Thy  palace.  Lord,  above  the  sky : 
Who  shall  ascend  that  blest  abode, 
And  dwell  so  near  his  Maker,  God? 

3  He  that  abhors  and  fears  to  sin, 

Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands  are  clean  ; 
Him  shall  the  Lord  the  Saviour  bless. 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness. 

4  These  are  the  men,  the  pious  race, 
That  seek  the  God  of  Jacob's  face  ; 
These  shall  enjoy  the  blissful  sight, 
And  dwell  in  everlasting  hght. 

PAUSE. 

o  Rejoice,  ye  shining  worlds  on  high, 
Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh ! 


PSALM  XXV.  ffl 

Who  can  this  King  of  gloiy  be  ? 
The  Mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

8  Ye  heav'nly  gates,  your  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  way : 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell. 
The  Conqu'ror  comes  Avith  God  to  dwell. 

7  I'ais'd  from  the  dead  in  awful  state. 
He  opens  heav'n's  eternal  gate, 
To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode, 
Near  their  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

PSALM  25.  Ver.  l— 11.  First  Part.  (S.  M.) 

Waiting  for  pardon  and  direction. 

1  X  LIFT  my  soul  to  God, 

I     My  trust  is  in  his  name  ; 
Let  not  my  foes,  that  seek  my  blood. 
Still  triumph  in  my  shame. 

2  Sin,  and  the  pow'rs  of  hell 

Persuade  me  to  despair ; 
Lord,  make  me  know  thy  cov'nant  well, 
That  I  may  'scape  the  snare. 

3  From  beams  of  dawning  light, 

'Till  ev'ning  shades  arise. 
For  thy  salvation.  Lord,  I  wait, 
With  ever-longing  eyes. 

4  Remember  all  thy  grace, 

And  lead  me  in  thy  truth ; 
Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days, 
And  follies  of  my  youth. 

5  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind. 

The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways  5 
And  ev'ry  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  liis  grace. 


58  PSALM  XXV. 

6  For  his  own  goodness'  sake 

He  saves  my  soul  from  shame ; 
He  pardons,  though  my  guilt  be  great, 
Through  my  Redeemer's  name. 

PSALM  25.  Ver.  12,14,10,13.  2nd  Part.  (S.M.) 

Divine  Instruction. 

1  "^"W  THERE  shall  the  man  be  found; 

W    That  fears  t'  offend  his  God, 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
And  trembles  at  the  rod  ? 

2  The  Lord  shall  make  him  know 

The  secrets  of  his  heart, 
The  wonders  of  his  cov'nant  show, 
And  all  his  love  impart. 

3  The  dealings  of  his  pow'r 

Are  truth  and  mercy  stilly 
With  such  as  keep  his  cov'nant  sure,     ' 
And  love  to  do  his  >vill. 

4  Their  souls  shall  dwell  at  ease 

Before  their  Maker's  face ; 
Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 
In  their  extensive  grace. 

PSALM  25.  Ver.  15—22,  Third  Part.  (S.M.) 

Distress  of  soul;  or,  backsliding-  and  desertion. 

i  "m  yj^INE  eyes  and  my  desire 
_1_TJL  Are  ever  to  the  Lord ; 
I  love  to  plead  his  promis'd  grace, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

^  Turn,  turn  thee  to  my  soul. 
Bring  thy  salvation  near  ; 
When  will  thy  hand  assist  my  feet 
To  'scape  the  deadly  snare  ? 


PSALM  XXVI.  59 

When  shall  the  sov'reign  grace 

Of  my  forgiving  God 
Restore  me  from  those  dang'roiis  ways^, 

My  wand'ring  feet  have  trod  ? 

The  tumult  of  my  thoughts 

Doth  but  enlarge  my  woe ; 
My  spirit  languishes,  my  lieart 

Is  desolate  and  low. 

With  ev'ry  morning  light 

My  sorrow  new  begins ; 
Look  on  my  anguish  and  my  pain^ 

And  pardon  all  my  sins. 

PAUSE. 

Behold,  the  hosts  of  hell. 

How  cruel  is  their  hate ! 
Against  my  hfe  they  rise,  and  join 

Their  fury  with  deceit. 

O  keep  my  soul  from  death, 

Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame  5 
For  I  have  plac'd  my  only  trust 

In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

With  humble  fgith  I  wait 

To  see  thy  face  again  ; 
Of  Israel  it  shall  ne'er  be  said. 

He  sought  the  Lord  in  vain. 

PSALM  S6.  (L.  M.) 

Self-examination  ;  or,  evidence  of  grace. 

JUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways. 
And  try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart  5 
My  faith  upon  thy  promise  stays, 
Nor  from  thy  law  my  feet  depart. 


60  PSALM  XXVII. 

2  I  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit, 

With  men  of  vanity  and  lies  ; 
The  scoffer  and  the  hyioocrite 
Are  the  abhorrence  of  mine  eyes« 

3  Amongst  thy  saints  wU  I  appear, 

Array'd  in  robes  of  innocence  ; 
But  when  I  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood  of  Christ  is  my  defence. 

4  Move  thy  habitation.  Lord, 

The  temple,  where  thine  honours  dwell ; 
There  shall  I  hear  thy  holy  word. 
And  there  thy  works  of  wonder  teU. 

5  Let  not  my  soul  be  join'd  at  last 

With  men  of  treachery  and  blood, 
Since  I  my  days  on  earth  have  past 
Among  the  saints,  and  near  my  God. 

PSALM  27.  Ver.  1—6.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  Church  is  our  delight  and  safety. 

i  fipiHE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 
I      And  my  salvation  too ; 
God  is  my  strength ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

S  One  privilege  my  heart  desipes, 
O  grant  me  an  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints. 
The  temples  of  my  God  \ 

3  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests. 

And  see  thy  beauty  still ; 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  enquire  thy  will. 

4  Wlien  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appeaj. 

There  may  Ms  children  hide  j 


PSALM  XXVII,  XXVIII.  «1 

God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 
Above  my  foes  around, 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 

PSALM  S7..  Ver.8, 9, 13, 14.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Prayer  and  Hope. 

1   OOON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 
J^  "  Ye  children,  seek  my  grace," 
My  heart  reply'd,  without  delay, 
"  I'll  seek  my  Father's  face." 

3  Let  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  me. 
Nor  frown  my  soul  away  ; 
God  of  my  Mfe,  I  fly  to  thee 
In  a  distressing  day. 

3  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear. 

Leave  me  to  want,  and  die  ; 
My  God  would  make  my  Ufe  liis  care, 
And  all  my  need  supply. 

4  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief. 

Had  not  my  soul  believ'd 
To  see  thy  grace  pro\ide  reUef ; 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceiv'd. 

5  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembhng  saints. 

And  keep  your  courage  up  ; 
He'll  raise  your  spirit,  when  it  faints. 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 


T 


PSALM  88.  (L.  M.) 

God  the  refuge  of  the  afflicted. 

0  thee,  O  Lord  I  raise  my  cries  ; 
My  fervent  prayer  in  mercv  hear  : 
F 


G^  PSALM  XXIX. 

For  rain  waits  my  trembling  soul 
If  thou  refuse  a  gi'acious  ear. 

?2  When  suppliant  tow'rd  thy  holy  hill, 
I  Uft  my  mouniful  hands  to  pray. 
Afford  thy  grace,  nor  drive  me  still 
With  impious  hypocrites  away. 

,3  To  sons  of  falsehood,  that  despise 

The  works  and  wonders  of  thy  reign. 
Thy  vengeance  gives  the  due  reward, 
And  sinks  their  souls  to  endless  pain, 

4  But  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Whose  mercy  hears  my  mournful  voice. 
My  heart,  that  trusted  in  his  word, 
In  his  salvation  shall  rejoice. 

5  Let  every  saint,  in  sore  distress. 

By  faith  approach  his  Saviour  God ; 
Then  gi^ant,  O  Lord,  thy  pard'ning  gi^ace, 
And  feed  thy  dim  ch  with  heav'nly  food. 

PSALM  29.  (L.  M.) 

Storm  and  Thunder. 

1  £^  rVTE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 
VX  Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  pow'r^ 
xYscribe  due  honours  to  liis  name. 
And  his  eternal  might  adore. 

a  The  Lord  proclaims  Ms  pow'r  aloud, 
"^  Through  ev'ry  ocean,  ev'ry  land ; 
His  voice  divides  tlie  wat'iy  cloud. 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  Ms  command- 

3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail  and  wind,. 
Lay  the  wide  forests  bare  around ; 
The  fearful  hait,  and  frighted  hind, 
Leap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 


PSALM  XXX.  ea 

4  To  Lebanon  he  turns  his  voice  ; 

And,  lo,  the  stately  cedars  break : 
The  mountains  tremble,  at  the  noise, 
The  vallies  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 

5  The  Lord  sits  sov'reign  on  the  flood, 

The  Thund'rer  reigns  for  ever  King ; 
But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode. 
Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 

6  In  gentler  language,  there  the  Lord 

The  counsels  of  his  grace  imparts  : 
Amidst  tlie  raging  storm,  his  word 

Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our  hearts. 

PSALM  30.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Sickness  healed,  mid  sorroins  remsved. 

1  T  WILL  extol  thee.  Lord,  on  high ; 
X.   At  thy  command  diseases  fly ; 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak,  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave? 

S  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints,  and  prove, 
How  large  his  grace,  how  kind  his  love  ; 
Let  all  your  pow'rs  rejoice,  and  trace 
The  wond'rous  records  of  his  grace. 

3  His  anger  but  a  moment  stays  ; 
His  love  is  life  and  length  of  days : 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night  employ^ 
The  morning-star  restores  the  joy. 

PSALM  30.  Ver.  6.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Healthy  sickness^  and  recovery . 

1  TT^IRM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
_r    And  I  presum'd  'twould  ne'er  be  nighty 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 
"  Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depail," 


64  PSALM  XXXI. 

2  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Wtiich  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long ; 
Soon  as  thy  face  began  to  hide, 

My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died. 

3  I  cry'd  aloud  to  thee,  my  God, 

"  What  canst  thou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 

"  Deep  in  the  dust  can  I  declare 

^'  Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there  ? 

4  "  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 

"  And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead:" 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  felt, 
Thy  pard'ning  love  removed  my  guilt. 

cT  My  groans,  and  teai^,  and  forms  of  woe^ 
Are  turn'd  to  joy  and  praises  now ; 
I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  ground, 
And  ease  and  gladness  gird  me  round. 

6  My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame, 
Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  thro'  earth  and  heav'n, 
For  sickness  heaPd,  and  sins  forgiv'n. 

PSALM  31.  Ver.  5,  13—19.  22,  23.  First  Part. 

(C.  M.) 

Deliverance  from  death. 

1  inpiO  thee,  O  God  of  truth  and  love, 

J[    My  spirit  I  commit ; 
Thou  hast  redeemed  my  soul  from  death, 
And  sav'd  me  from  the  pit. 

2  Despair  and  comfort,  hope  and  fear, 

Maintain'd  a  doubtful  strife  ; 
While  sorrow,  pain,  and  sin,  conspir'd 
To  take  away  my  life. 


J 


PSALM  XXXI.  65 

3  "  My  times  are  in  thy  hand,"  I  cry'd, 

"  Though  I  draw  near  the  dust:" 
TIlou  art  the  refuge  where  I  hide. 
The  God  ift  whom  I  trust. 

4  O  make  thy  reconciled  face 

Upon  thy  servant  shine  ; 
And  save  me,  for  thy  mercy's  sake, 
For  I'm  entirely  thine. 

PAUSE. 

5  'Twas  in  my  haste  my  spirit  said, 

"  I  must  despair  and  die, 
"  I  am  cut  off  before  thine  eyes  5" 
But  thou  hast  heard  my  cry. 

8  Thy  goodness,  how  divinely  free ! 
How  sweet  thy  smiMng  face. 
To  those  that  fear  thy  majesty, 
And  trust  thy  proniis'd  grace  ! 

7  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints, 
And  sing  his  praises  loud ; 
He'll  bend  his  ear  to  your  complaints, 
And  recompense  the  proud. 

PSALM  31.  Ver.  7—33.  11—21.  Second  Part. 

(C.  M.) 

Deliverance  from  slander  and  reproach. 

1  "l^jrY  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name, 
i_T  J.  My  God,  my  heav'nly  trust  ; 
Thou  hast  preserv'd  me  free  h'om  shame, 
Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 

^  "  My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  I  cry'd, 
"  My  years  consumed  in  groans  ; 
"  My  strength  decays,  mine  eyes  are  dry'd, 
"  And  sorrow  wastes  my  bones." 
F  2 


66  PSALM  XXXn. 

3  Among  mine  enemies  my  name 

A  proverb  vile  was  grown, 
While  to  my  neighbours  I  became  ' 

Forgotten  and  unknown. 

4  Slander  and  fear  on  ev'ry  side 

Seiz'd  and  beset  me  round  ; 
I  to  thy  throne  of  grace  apply 'd. 
And  speedy  rescue  found. 

PAUSE. 

0  How  gi^eat  deliv'rance  hast  thou  wrought. 
Before  the  sons  of  men ! 
Their  lying  lips  to  silence  brought^ 
And  made  tlieir  boasting  vain. 

6  Thy  cliildi^en,  from  the  strife  of  tongue^ 

Shall  tliy  pavilion  hide. 
Guard  them  from  infamy  and  wi'ongs, 
And  crush  tlie  sons  of  pride. 

7  Within  thy  secret  presence.  Lord, 

Let  me  for  ever  dwell : 
No  fenced  city,  wall'd  and  barr'd^ 
Secures  a  saint  so  well. 

PSALM  32.  (S.  M.) 

Forgiveness  of  sins  upon  confetnou. 

i  l^H  blessed  souls  are  they, 
\  J  Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er ! 
Divinely  blest,  to  whom  tlie  Lord 
Imputes  then-  guilt  no  more. 

^  They  mourn  their  folUes  past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care  : 
Their  lips  and  Uves  without  deceit 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 


PSALM  XXXII.  87 

3  WhUe  I  conceard  my  guilt, 

I  felt  the  fest'ring  wound, 

'Till  I  confest  my  sins  to  thee, 

And  ready  pardon  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne  ; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 

PSALM  3S.  (C.  M.) 

Free  pardon  and  siiKere  ohe<tiene€  ;  or,  Covfession  and  forgiveness, 

I  XjrOW  blest  the  man,  to  whom  his  God 
JjL  No  more  imputes  his  sin. 
But  wash'd  in  the  Redeemer's  blood. 
Hath  made  his  garments  clean  ! 

^  And  bless'd  beyond  expression  he, 
Whose  debts  are  thus  discharged : 
While  from  the  guilty  bondage  free, 
He  feels  his  soul  enlarg'd. 

3  His  spirit  hates  deceit  and  lies. 

His  words  are  all  sincere ; 
He  guards  his  heai-t,  he  guards  his  eyes, 
To  keep  his  conscience  clear. 

4  While  I  my  inward  guilt  suppresl-, 

No  quiet  could  I  find ; 
Tliy  wrath  lay  burning  in  my  breast, 
And  rack'd  my  tortur'd  mind. 

5  Then  I  confest  my  troubled  thoughts^ 

My  secret  sins  reveal'd ; 
Thy  pard'ning  grace  forgave  my  faults, 
Thy  grace  my  pardon  seal'd. 

6  This  shall  invite  thy  saints  to  pray  ; 

When  like  a  raging  flood 


68  PSALM  XXXTI. 

Temptations  rise,  our  strength  and  stay 
Is  a  forgiving  God. 


B 


PSALM  3^.  First  Part.  (L.  M) 

Repentance  and  free  pardon  ;  or,  Justification  and  sancttfication. 

LEST  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest. 
Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God ; 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confest, 
And  cover'd  with  his  Saviom-'s  blood. 

2  Before  his  judgment-seat,  the  Lord 

No  more  permits  his  crimes  to  rise ; 
He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward. 

And  not  on  works,  but  grace,  relies. 

3  From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  free. 

His  humble  joy,  his  holy  fear, 
With  deep  repentance  well  agree. 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 

4  How  glorious  is  that  righteousness, 

That  hides  and  cancels  all  his  sins  ! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 

Through  all  his  life  appears  and  shines. 

PSALM  3S.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

A  guilty  conscience  eased  by  confession  tind pardon. 

i  "^"WTHILE  I  keep  silence,  and  conceal 
W    My  heavy  guilt  within  my  heart, 
Wliat  torments  doth  my  conscience  feel ! 
What  agonies  of  inward  smart ! 

g  I  spread  my  sins  before  the  Lord, 
And  all  my  secret  faults  confess  ; 
Thy  gospel  speaks  a  pard'ning  word, 
Thine  holy  Spirit  seals  the  grace. 

3  For  this  shall  ev'ry  humble  soul 
Make  swift  addresses  to  thy  seat : 


PSALM  XXXllI.  69 

When  floods  of  huge  temptations  roll, 
There  shall  they  find  a  blest  retreat. 

4  How  safe  beneath  thy  wings  I  lie, 

When  days  grow  dark,  and  storms  appear ! 
And  when  I  walk,  thy  watchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  safe  from  ev'ry  snare. 

PSALM  33.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Works  of  Creation  and  Providence. 

i  TJ  EJOICE,  ye  righteous  in  the  Lord, 
_l\  This  work  belongs  to  you : 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  Avord, 
How  holy,  just,  and  true  \ 

2  His  mercy  and  his  righteousness 

liCt  heav'n  and  earth  proclaim ; 
His  works  of  nature  and  of  grace 
Reveal  his  wond'rous  name. 

3  His  word,  with  energy  divine, 

Those  heav'nly  arches  spread. 
Bade  staiTy  hosts  around  them  shine, 
And  light  the  heav'ns  pervade. 

4  He  taught  the  swelling  waves  to  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep  ; 
Bade  raging  seas  their  limits  know 
And  still  their  station  keep. 

5  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth, 

With  fear  before  him  stand ; 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth, 
And  rests  on  liis  command. 

6  He  scorns  the  angry  nations'  rage, 

And  breaks  their  vain  designs  ; 
His  counsel  stands  through  ev'ry  age. 
And  in  full  glory  shines. 


70  PSALM  XXXIII. 

PSALM  S3.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Creatures  vain,  and  God  all-sufficient. 

1  XI  LEST  is  the  nation,  where  the  Lord 
X  J   Hatli  iix'd  his  gracious  throne  ; 
Where  he  reveals  his  heavenly  Avord. 
And  calls  their  tribes  his  own. 

5  His  eye,  with  infinite  survey, 

Does  the  whole  world  behold : 
He  form'd  us  all  of  equal  clay, 
And  knows  our  feeble  mould. 

0  Kings  are  not  rescued  by  the  force 

Of  armies  from  the  grave  ; 
Nor  speed  nor  courage  of  a  horse 
Can  Ms  bold  rider  save. 

4  Vain  is  the  strengtli  of  beasts  or  menj^ 
Nor  springs  our  safety  thence , 
But  holy  souls  from  God  obtain 
A  strong  and  sure  defence. 

b  God  is  theu^  fear,  and  God  their  ti^ust^ 
When  plagues  or  famines  spread. 
His  watchful  eye  secures  tlie  just, 
Among  ten  thousand  dead. 

6  Lord,  let  our  heaits  in  thee  rejoice, 

And  bless  us  from  thy  tlux)ne  ; 
For  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice, 
And  trust  thy  grace  alone. 

PSALM  33.  As  the  11 3th  Psalm.  First  Part. 

Works  of  Creation  and  Providence. 

1  "^trE  holy  souls,  in  God  rejoice, 

j[    Your  Maker's  praise  becomes  your  voice 
Great  is  your  theme,  your  songs  be  new : 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  word,  his  ways, 


PSALM  XXXIII.  71 

His  works  of  nature,  and  of  grace, 
How  wise  and  holy,  just  and  true ! 

2  Behold,  to  earth's  remotest  ends 

His  goodness  flows,  his  truth  extends ; 

His  pow'r  the  heavenly  arches  spread : 
His  word,  mth  energy  divine. 
Bade  starry  hosts  around  them  shine. 

And  light  the  circling  heav'ns  pervade. 

3  His  hand  collects  the  flowing  seas  ; 
Those  wat'ry  treasures  know  their  place. 

And  fill  the  store-house  of  the  deep  : 
He  spake,  and  gave  all  nature  birth  ; 
And  fires,  and  seas,  and  heav'n  and  earth, 

His  everlasting  orders  keep. 

4  Let  mortals  tremble  and  adore 
A  God  of  such  resistless  pow'r. 

Nor  dare  indulge  their  feeble  rage : 
Vain  are  your  thoughts,  and  weak  your  hands, 
But  his  eternal  counsel  stands. 

And  rules  the  world  from  age  to  age. 


o 


^   PSALM  33.   Astlie  113th  Psalm.  Second  Part. 

Creatures  vain,  and  God  all-siifficieiit . 

H  happy  nation,  where  the  Lord 
Reveals  the  treasure  of  his  word. 
And  builds  his  church,  his  earthly  throne  ! 
His  eye  the  heathen  world  surveys. 
He  form'd  their  hearts,  he  knows  their  ways. 
But  God,  their  Maker,  is  unknown. 

Let  kings  rely  upon  thek  host. 

And  of  his  strength  the  champion  boast ; 

In  vain  they  boast,  in  vain  rely : 
In  vain  we  trust  the  bmtal  force. 


75  PSALM  XXXIV. 

Or  speed  or  courage  of  an  horse. 
To  guard  his  rider,  or  to  fly. 

3  The  arm  of  our  ahiiighty  Lord 
Doth  more  secure  defence  afford, 

WJien  death  or  dangers  tln-eat'ning  stand : 
Thy  watchful  eye  preserves  the  just, 
Who  make  tliy  name  their  fear  and  trust, 

When  wars  or  famine  waste  the  land, 

4  In  sickness,  or  the  bloody  field, 
Our  great  Physician  and  our  Shield 

Shall  send  salvation  from  liis  throne : 
We  w^ait  to  see  thy  goodness  shine  j 
Let  us  rejoice  in  help  divine  ; 

For  all  our  hope  is  God  alone. 

PSALM  34.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Gocl^s  care  of  the  saints;  or,  Deliverance  by  prayer.  ■ 

1  T   ORD,  I  mil  bless  thee  all  my  days, 
Xj  Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue  : 
My  soul  sliali  glory  in  thy  grace, 

Willie  saints  rejoice  to  liear  the  song. 

5  Come,  magnify  the  Lord  \vitli  me, 

Let  ev'ry  heart  exalt  his  name ; 
1  sought  th'  eternal  God,  and  he 
Has  not  expos'd  my  hope  to  shame. 

3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  grief, 

My  secret  groaning  reach'd  Ms  ears  : 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  rehef. 
And  calm'd  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 

4  To  liim  the  poor  lift  up  their  eyes. 

With  heav'nly  joy  their  faces  shine, 
A  beam  of  mercy  from  the  skies 
FiDs  them  ^vith  light  and  love  divine. 


rSALM  XXXIV.  73 

5  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Around  the  men  that  serve  the  Lord  j 
Oh  fear  and  love  him,  all  his  saints, 
Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  word. 

6  The  wild  young  lions,  pinch'd  with  pain 

And  hunger,  roar  through  all  tlie  wood ; 
But  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain. 
Nor  want  supphes  of  real  good. 

PSALM  34.  Ver.  ii—22.  Second  Part.  (L.M.) 

lieUgions  ethicution  ;  or,  Instruction  of  piety, 

1   £^  HILDREN,  in  years  and  knowledge  young: 
\^'  Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents'  joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue ; 

Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

^  If  you  desire  a  length  of  days. 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state, 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways, 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  Tlie  eyes  of  God  regard  his  saints, 

His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries ; 
He  sets  his  frowning  face  against 
The  sons  of  violence  and  Ues. 

4  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts 

God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh ; 
Pardon  and  hope  his  love  impaits. 
When  men  in  deep  contrition  lie. 

o  He  tells  their  tears,  he  counts  their  groetns, 
His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death; 
His  Spirit  heals  their  bi'oken  bones ; 
His  praise  employs  their  tuneful  breath. 
G 


'W 


74  PSALM  XXXIV. 

PSALM  34.  Ver.  l—io.  Fiist  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Prayer  and  praite  for  eminent  deliverance. 

1  T'LL  bless  tlie  Lord  from  day  to  day^ 

I    How  good  are  all  his  ways ! 
Ye  humble  souls,  that  use  to  pray. 
Come,  help  my  hps  to  praise. 

2  Sing  to  the  honour  of  his  name, 

How  a  poor  sufF'rer  cry'd ; 
Nor  was  his  hope  expos'd  to  shame, 
Nor  was  his  suit  deny'd. 

3  When  threat'ning  sorrows  round  me  stood, 

And  endless  fears  arose, 
like  the  loud  billow  s  of  a  flood. 
Redoubling  all  my  woes  : 

4  I  told  the  Lord  my  sore  distress, 

With  hea\y  groans  and  tears  ; 
He  gave  my  shai^pest  torments  ease, 
And  silenc'd  all  my  feai^s. 

PAUSE. 

[5  O  sinnei's,  come  and  taste  his  love, 
Come  learn  his  pleasant  ways, 
And  let  your  own  experience  prove 
The  sweetness  of  his  grace. 

6  He  bids  the  angels  pitch  then-  tents 
Round  where  his  children  dwell ; 
What  ills  their  heav'nly  care  prevents. 
No  earthly  tongue  can  tell.] 

[7  O  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  liis  5 
His  eye  regards  the  just ! 
How  richly  blest  their  portion  is, 
Who  make  the  Lord  their  tmst. 


PSALM  XXXIV.  75 

8  Young  lions,  pinch'd  with  hunger,  roar, 
And  famish  in  the  wood : 
But  God  suppUes  liis  holy  poor 
With  ev'ry  needful  good.] 

PSALM  34.  Ver.  l  i—22.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Exhortation  to  peace  and  holiness. 

^  I^OME,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord: 
V-y  And,  that  your  days  be  long, 
Let  not  a  false  or  spiteful  word 
Be  found  upon  your  tongue. 

^  Depart  from  mischief,  practise  love. 
Pursue  the  works  of  peace ; 
So  shall  the  Lord  your  ways  approve. 
And  set  your  souls  at  ease. 

3  His  eyes  awake  to  guard  the  just,- 

His  ears  attend  their  cry: 
When  broken  spirits  dwell  in  dust, 
The  God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

4  What  though  the  sorrows  here  they  taste 

Are  sharp  and  tedious  too. 
The  liOrd,  who  saves  them  all  at  last, 
Is  their  supporter  now. 

5  Evil  shall  smite  the  wicked  dead  ; 

But  God  secures  his  own, 
Prevents  the  mischief  when  they  slide. 
Or  heals  the  broken  bone. 

6  WTien  desolation,  hke  a  flood, 

O'er  the  proud  sinner  rolls. 
Saints  find  a  refuge  in  their  God, 
For  he  redeem'd  their  souls. 


76  PSALMS  XXXV,  XXXVL 

PSALM  35.  Ver.  IS,  13,  14.  (C.  M.) 

Iicve  to  enemies;  or,  The  lox>e  of  Christ  to  sinners  typifedin  David. 

1  TOEHOLD  the  love,  the  gen'rous  love, 
X3  That  holy  David  shows : 
Behold  his  kind  compassion  move 
For  his  afflicted  foes. 

S  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains. 
And  seems  to  feel  the  smart : 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns, 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole. 
As  for  a  brother  dead ! 
And  fasting,  mortified  his  soul, 
While  for  their  life  he  pray'd. 

^  They  groan'd,  and  curs'd  him  on  their  bed. 
Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns^ 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head 
The  righteous  God  returns. 

5  O  glorious  type  of  heav'nly  grace ! 

Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears ; 
While  sinners  curse,  the  Saviour  prays. 
And  pities  them  with  tears. 

6  He,  the  true  David,  Israel's  King*, 

Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,  dead  in  sin, 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 

PSALM  36.  Ver.  5—9.  (L.  M.) 

The  perfections  and  providence  of  God;  or.  General  providences  and  special  i^race. 

i  TTIGH  in  the  heav'ns,  eternal  God, 
XX  Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  ev'ry  cloud, 
That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 


I 


1 


PSALM  XXXVI.  77 

3  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep  5 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands. 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large, 

Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share ; 
The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge ; 
But  saints  are  thy  pecidiar  care, 

4  My  God !  how  excellent  thy  grace, 

Whence  all  om*  hope  and  comfort  springs : 
The  sons  of  Adam  in  distress 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

0  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house 

We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast; 
There  mercy,  like  a  river,  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

6  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 

Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord  ^ 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 

PSALM  36.  Ver.  1,3,5,6,7,9.  (CM.) 

Practical  atheism  exposed,'  or.  The  being  and  attributes  of  God  asserted, 

1  "W'TT  THILE  men  grow  bold:  in  \!rtcked  ways, 

V  ▼     And  yet  a  God  they  own, 
My  heart  within  me  often  says, 

"  Their  thoughts,  believe  there's  none," 

%  Their  thoughts  and  ways  at  once  declare, 
(Wliate'er  their  lips  profess) 
God  hath  no  wrath  for  them  to  fear. 
Nor  will  they  seek  his  grace. , 

3  How  strange  self-flattery  blinds  their  eyes  \ 
But  there's  a  hast'ning  hour. 


7S  PSALM  XXXVI. 

Wlicn  they  shall  see  with  sore  surprise, 
The  terrors  of  thy  pow'r. 

4  Thy  justice  shall  maintain  its  tln^one, 

Though  mountains  melt  away ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  world  unknown. 
A  deep  unfathom'd  sea. 

5  Above  these  heav'ns  created  rounds 

Thy  mercies.  Lord,  extend ; 
Thy  truth  outhves  the  narrow  bounds-, 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

6  Safety  to  man  thy  goodness  brings/ 

Nor  overlooks  the  beast ; 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Thy  cliildi-en  choose  to  rest. 

[7  From  thee,  when  creature-sti'eams  run  low. 
And  mortal  comforts  die, 
Peipetual  springs  of  life  shall  flow, 
And  raise  our  pleasures  high. 

8  Tliough  all  created  light  decay, 
And  death  close  up  our  eyes. 
Thy  presence  makes  eternal  day. 
Where  clouds  can  never  rise.] 

PSALM  36.  Ver.  1—7.  (S.  M.) 

The  laickedneas  of  man,  and  tnajett^  of  God;  or,  Practical  atheism  cxftsf^. 

1  "W^tHEN  man  gi'ows  bold  in  sin, 
V  T     My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"  He  hath  no  faith  of  God  within, 
"  Nor  fear  before  his  eyes." 

£2  He  walks  a  wliile  conceal'd 
In  a  self-flatt'ring  dream, 
'TiU  his  dark  crimes,  at  once  reveaVd^ 
Expose  his  hateful  name.] 


PSALM  XXXVII.  7S 

3  His  heart  is  false  and  foul, 
His  words  are  smooth  and  fair ; 

Wisdom  is  banish'd  from  his  soul. 
And  leaves  no  goodness  there. 

4  He  plots  upon  his  bed 
New  miscliiefs  to  Mfil ; 

He  sets  his  heart,  his  hand,  and  headj- 
To  practise  all  that's  ill. 

0  But  there's  a  dreadful  God, 
Though  men  renounce  his  fear-; 

His  justice,  hid  behind  the  cloud^^ 
Shall  one  great  day  appear. 

6  His  tiiith  transcends  the  sky, 
In  heav'n  his  mercies  dwell ; 

Deep  as  the  sea  his  j.Mdgments  lie^ 
His  anger  burns  to  hell. 

7  How  excellent  his^  love, 
Whence  all  our  safety  springs  !' 

O  never  let  my  soul  remove 
From  underneath  his  wings ! 

PSALM  37.  Ver.  1—15.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  cure  ofenvi/,fretfulneeSf  and  unbelief;  ev,  The  regards  of  the- righteous  anS 

the  -wicked. 

1  "\T|[7HY  should  I  vex  my  soul,  and  fret, 
V  T     To  see  the  wicked  rise  ? 

I        Or  envy  sinnei-s  waxing  great 
I  By  violence  and  lies  ? 

!i  1^  As  flow'iy  grass  cut  down  at  noon, 

ii  Before  the  ev'ning  fades  ; 

ii  So  shall  their  glories  vanish  soon 

:!  In  everlasting  shades. 

[!    a  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trusty 
''  And  practise  all  that's  good. 


80  PSALM  XXXVII. 

So  shall  I  dwell  among  the  just^ 
And  he'll  provide  me  food. 

4  I  to  my  God  my  ways  commit^ 

And  cheerful  w^ait  his  will  : 
Thy  hand  which  guides  my  doubtful  feet* 
Shall  my  desires  fulfil. 

5  Mine  imiocence  shalt  thou  display^ 

And  make  thy  judgments  known. 
Fair  as  the  light  of  dawning  day. 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

6  The  meek  at  last  the  earth  possess. 

And  are  the  heu'S  of  heav'n ; 
True  riches,  with  abundant  peace, 
To  humble  souls  are  giv'n. 

PAUSE. 

7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 

Nor  let  your  anger  rise, 
Though  Providence  should  long  delay 
To  punish  haughty  \1ce. 

%  Let  sinners  join  to  break  your  peace, 

And  plot,  and  rage,  and  foam ; 

The  Lord  derides  tfiem,  for  he  sees 

Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 

t  They  have  drawn  out  the  threatening  sword, 
Have  bent  the  murd'rous  lx)w, 
To  slay  the  men  that  fear  the  Lord, 
And  bring  the  righteous  low. 

10  My  God  shall  break  their  bows,  and  bura: 
Their  presecuting  darts  ; 
Shall  then'  own  swords  against  them  tm^n,^ 
And  pierce  their  stubborn  hearts. 


PSALM  XXXVn.  81 

PSALM  37.   Ver.  16,  81,  SG — 31.  Second  Part 

(C.  M.) 

Chnrihj  to  the  poor  ;  or,  Beliy-ion  in  vords  and  deeds. 

i  "\")^[7HY  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast, 
W    -A^i^d  grow  profimely  bold  ? 
The  meanest  portion  of  the  just 
Excels  the  sinner's  gold. 

a  The  wicked  borrows  of  liis  friends, 
But  ne'er  designs  to  pay  ; 
The  saint  is  merciful,  and  lends, 
Nor  tunis  the  poor  away. 

3  His  alms,  with  lib'ral  heart,  he  givCs, 

Amongst  the  sons  of  need ; 
His  mem'ry  to  long  ages  lives, 
And  blessed  is  his  seed. 

4  His  lips  abhor  to  talk  profane, 

To  slander  or  defraud ; 
His  ready  tongue  declares  to  men 
What  he  has  leai'n'd  of  God. 

5  The  law  and  gospel  of  the  Lord 

Deep  in  his  heart  abide  ; 
Led  by  the  Spirit  and  the  Word, 
His  feet  shall  never  slide. 

6  When  sinners  fall,  the  righteous  stand 

Preserv'd  from  ev'ry  snare  ; 
They  shall  possess  the  promis'd  land, 
And  dwell  for  ever  there. 

PSALM  37.    Ver.  S3— 37.   Third  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  way  and  end  of  the  vi^htGous  and  the  iviclced. 

1  l^/jY  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
_^tJI  Are  order'd  by  thy  will ; 
'hough  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again, 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 


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PSALM  XXXVIII. 


3.  The  Lord  deliglits  to  see  their  ways, 
Tlieir  virtues  he  approves  ; 
He'll  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 

3  The  heav'nly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  poii:ion  and  their  home  ; 
He  feasts  them  now,  and  makes  them  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men, 

Nor  fear  when  tyrants  frown ; 
Ye  shall  confess  their  pride  was  vain, 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 

PAUSE. 

5  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen. 

Not  fearing  man  nor  God, 
Like  a  tall  bay-tree,  fair  and  green, 
Spreading  his  arms  abroad. 

§  And  lo,  he  vanish'd  from  the  ground. 
Destroyed  by  hands  unseen  ; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf,  was  found, 
Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 

7  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness, 
His  sev'ral  steps  attend; 
True  pleasure  runs  through  all  his  ways,, 
And  peaceful  is  lus  end. 

PSALM  38.  (C.  M.) 

Guilt  of  conscience  and  relief;  or,  Repentance  and  prat/er  for  pardon  and  /tealth, 

1      4  MIDST  tliy  wratli  remember  love  ,• 
J\_  Restore  thy  servant.  Lord, 
Nor  let  a  Father's  chast'ning  prove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 


PSAUI  XXXVIil.  ^ 

:•^  Thine  arrows  stick  within  my  heart. 
My  flesh  is  sorely  prest : 
Between  the  sorrow  and  the  smart 
My  spirit  finds  no  rest. 

3  My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone  ; 
Too  heavy  tliey  for  me  to  bear, 
Too  hard  for  me  t'  atone. 

4  My  thoughts  are  like  a  troubled  sea. 

That  sinks  my  comforts  down ; 
And  I  go  mourning  all  tlie  day 
Beneath  my  Father's  frown. 

o  Lord,  I  am  weaken'd  and  dismay 'd, 
None  of  my  pow'rs  are  whole  ; 
My  wounds  with  piercing  anguish  bleed, 
The  anguish  of  my  soul. 

0  All  my  desires  to  thee  are  known, 
Thine  eye  counts  ev'iy  tear, 
And  ev'ry  sigh,  and  ev'ry  groan, 
Is  notic'd  by  thine  ear. 

y  Thou  art  my  God,  my  only  hope, 
My  God  will  hear  my  cry  ; 
My  God  will  bear  my  spirit  up, 
When  Satan  bids  me  die. 

[8  My  foes  rejoice  whene'er  I  slide, 
To  see  my  virtue  fail ; 
They  raise  their  pleasure  and  theu'  pride^ 
Whene'er  their  wiles  prevail. 

9  But  I'll  confess  my  guilty  ways, 
And  giieve  for  all  my  sin  ; 
rU  mourn  how  weak  the  seeds  of  grace, 
And  beg  support  divine. 


84  PSALM  XXXIX. 

10  My  God,  forgive  my  follies  past. 
And  be  for  ever  nigh  ; 
O  Lord  of  my  salvation  haste, 
Before  thy  servant  die.] 

PSALM  39.  Ver.  1,  s,  3.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

TViiichfuliKss  over  the  tongue  ;  or,  Prudence  and  zcaL 

iHL^S  I  resolv'd  before  the  Lord : 


T 


"  Now  ^vill  I  watch  my  tongue. 


"  Lest  i  let  slip  one  sinful  word, 
'*  Or  do  my  neighbour  wrong." 

2  Whene'er  eonstrain'd  a  whUe  to  stay 

With  men  of  lives  profane, 
I'll  set  a  double  guard  that  day, 
Nor  let  my  talk  be  vain. 

3  I'll  scarce  allow  my  lips  to  speak 

The  pious  thoughts  I  feel, 
Lest  scoffers  should  th'  occasion  take 
To  mock  my  holy  zeal. 

4  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 

ril  not  be  overaw'd. 
But  let  the  scoffing  sinner  hear 
That  I  can  speak  for  God. 

PSALM  39.  Ver.  4, 5,  6, 7.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  vanity  of  nian  as  mortal. 

i  rriEACU  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
I      Thou  Maker  of  my  frame ; 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast) 
An  inch  or  two  of  time  ; 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust, 
In  all  his  flow'r  and  pritne. 


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PSALM  XXXIX.  85 

3  Sec  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain ; 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love. 
But  all  their  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show, 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore, 
They  toil  for  lieirs,  they  know  not  who. 
And  straight  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for  then, 

From  creatures,  earth  and  dust? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

6  Now  1  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 

My  fond  desires  recall ; 
I  give  my  mortal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 

PSALM  39.  Ver.  9—13.  Thkd  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Sick-bed  devotion ,-  or,  pleading  without  repining. 

1  g^  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down, 
\j[  Behold  the  pains  I  feel ; 
But  I  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

I  s  Diseases  are  thy  servants.  Lord, 
They  come  at  thy  command ; 
I'll  not  attempt  a  murm'ring  word 
Against  thy  chast'ning  hand. 

3  Yet  I  may  plead  with  humble  cries, 
Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes ; 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies^ 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 

Crush'd  as  a  moth  beneath  thy  hand. 
We  moulder  to  tlie  dust  : 
H 


S6  PSALM  XL. 

Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand. 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

5  I'm  but  a  stranger  here  below, 

As  all  my  fathers  were  ; 
May  I  be  well  prepar'd  to  go, 
When  I  thy  summons  hear ! 

6  But  if  my  life  be  spar'd  awhile, 

Before  my  last  remove, 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  bus'ness  stiD, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 

PSALM  40.  Ver.  l,  2, 3, 5, 17.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

A  song  of  deliverance  from  great  distress. 

i  T  WAITED  patient  for  tlie  Lord, 
X    He  bow'd  to  hear  my  cry  ; 
He  saw  me  resting  on  his  word, 
And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

2  He  rais'd  me  from  a  horrid  pit. 

Where,  mourning,  long  I  lay, 
And  from  my  bonds  releas'd  my  feet, 
Deep  bonds  of  miry  clay. 

3  Finn  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 

And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
In  a  new  thankful  song. 

4  I'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad  j 

The  saints  with  joy  shall  heai% 
And  sinnei^  learn  to  make  my  God 
Their  only  hope  and  fear. 

5  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love, 

Thy  mercies,  Lord,  how  great ! 
We  have  not  words  nor  hours  enough 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 


PSALM  XL.  «7 

6  When  I'm  afljicted,  poor  and  low. 
And  light  and  peace  depart, 
My  God  beholds  my  heavy  woe. 
And  bears  me  on  his  heart. 

PSALM  40.  Ver.  6—9'   Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Tlie  incarnation  and  sacrifice  of  Christ. 

1  fT^HUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  Your  work  is  vain, 

_!_     "  Give  your  burnt-otferings  o'er, 
"  In  dying  goats  and  bullocks  slain 
"  My  soul  delights  no  more." 

2  Then  spake  the  Saviour,  '^  Lo,  Pm  here, 

"  My  God,  to  do  thy  will ; 
"  Whate'er  thy  sacred  books  declare, 
"  Thy  servant  shall  fulfd. 

3  "  Thy  law  is  ever  in  my  sight, 

"  I  keep  it  near  my  heart ; 
"  Mine  ears  are  op©n'd  with  delight 
"  To  what  thy  lips  impart." 

^  And  see  !  the  blest  Redeemer  comes  I 
Th'  eternal  Son  appears. 
And  at  th'  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body  God  prepare*. 

5  Much  he  reveal'd  his  Father's  grace, 

And  much  his  truth  he  shew'd, 
And  preach'd  the  way  of  righteousness 
Where  great  assemblies  stood. 

6  His  Father's  honour  touch'd  his  heart ; 

He  pitied  sinners'  cries. 
And,  to  fulfd  a  Saviour's  part. 
Was  made  a  sacrifice. 

PAUSE. 

7  No  blood  of  beasts,  on  altars  shed, 

Could  wash  the  conscience  clean ; 


S8  PSALM  XL. 

But  the  rich  sacrifice  he  paid 
Atones  for  all  our  sin. 

§  Then  was  the  great  salvation  spread, 
And  Satan's  kingdom  shook ; 
Thus,  by  the  woman's  promis'd  seed. 
The  serpent's  head  was  broke. 

PSALM  40.  Ver.  5—10.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  our  sacrifice. 

i  fTpHE  wonders,  Lord,  tliy  love  has  wrought 
i      Exceed  our  praise,  surmount  our  tho't ; 
Should  I  attempt  tlie  long  detail, 
My  speech  would  faint,  my  numbers  fail. 

S  No  blood  of  beasts,  on  altars  spilt, 

Can  cleanse  the  souls  of  men  from  guilt : 
But  thou  hast  set  before  our  eyes 
An  all-sufficient  sacrifice. 

3  Lo !  thine  eternal  Son  appears, 
To  thy  designs  he  bows  his  ears ; 
Assumes  a  body  well  prepar'd. 
And  well  performs  a  work  so  hard. 

4  "  Behold,  I  come,"  (the  Sa^^our  cries. 
With  love  and  duty  in  his  eyes) 

"  I  come  to  bear  the  heavy  load, 
"  Of  sins,  and  do  thy  Avill,  my  God. 

5  "  'Tis  wiitten  in  thy  great  decree, 
"  'Tis  in  thy  book  foretold  of  me : 
"  I  must  fulfil  the  Saviour's  part ; 
"  And,  lo !  thy  law  is  in  my  heart. 

6  "  ril  magnify  thy  holy  law, 

"  And  rebels  to  obedience  draw, 
<^'  Wlien  on  my  cross  I'm  lifted  higli. 
"  Or  to  my  crown  above  the  sky. 


PSALMS  XLI,  XLII.  Sff 

7  "  The  Spirit  shall  descend,  and  show 
"  What  thou  hast  done,  and  what  I  do ; 
"  The  wond'ring  world  shall  learn  thy  grace, 
'•  And  all  creation  tune  thy  praise." 

PSALM  41.  Ver.  1,  2,  3.  (L.  M.) 

Charity  to  the  poor ,-  or,  Pity  to  the  afflicted. 

1  Tj  LEST  is  the  man,  whose  breast  can  move, 
Jo  And  melt  Avith  pity  to  the  poor ; 
Whose  soul,  by  sympathizing  love. 

Feels  what  his  fellow-saints  endure. 

2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 

More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do  ^ 
He,  in  the  time  of  gen'ral  grief. 
Shall  find  the  Lord  has  mercy  too. 

3  His  soul  shaE  live  secure  on  earth. 

With  secret  blessings  on  his  head, 
When  drought,  and  pestilence,  and  dearth^ 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 

1  Or  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 

God  will  pronounce  his  sins  forgiv'n. 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  liis  willing  soul  to  heav'n. 

PSALM  42.  Ver.  1—9.  First  Part.  (CM.) 

Desertion  and  hope;  or.  Complaint  of  absence  from  public  xvorsliip. 

1  T7|7ITH  earnest  longings  of  the  mind^ 

T  ?     My  God,  to  thee  I  look ; 
So  pants  the  hunted  hart  to  find 
And  taste  the  cooling  brook. 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace. 

And  meet  my  God  again  ? 
So  long  a|;t  absence  from  thy  face 
My  he  ail  endures  with  pain. 


99  PSALM  XLU. 

3  Temptations  vex  my  weary  soiil, 

And  tears  are  my  repast ; 
The  foe  insults  without  controul, 
"  And  Where's  your  God  at  last?'' 

4  'Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now 

I  think  on  ancient  days ; 
Then  to  thy  house  did  numbers  go, 
And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

^  But  why.  my  soul,  sunk  down  so  far^ 
Beneath  this  heavy  load  ? 
My  spirit,  why  indulge  despair, 
And  sin  against  my  God  ? 

6  Hope  in  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand 
Can  all  thy  woes  remove  ; 
For  I  sliall  yet  before  him  stand, 
And  sing  restoring  love. 

PSALM  4S.  Ver.  6—11.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Melancholy  thmtgfiis  removed;  or,  Hope  iri  affliction. 

1  1^ /fY  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord, 
^3Jl  But  I  will  call  thy  name  to  mindj 
And  times  of  past  distress  record, 

When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

fl  Huge  troubles,  with  tumultuous  noise, 
*  Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spreaid ; 
Tlie  rising  waves  drown  all  my  joys, 
And  roll  tremendous  o'er  my  head. 

3  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  his  love, 
When  I  address  liis  throne  by  day, 
Nor  in  the  night  his  grace  remove  ; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  sing  and  pray. 

4?  ril  cast  myself  before  his  feet,      , 

And  say,  "  My  God,  my  heav'nly  Rock, 


PSALM  XLIII.  91 

'^  Wliy  dath  thy  love  so  long  forget 

"  The  soul  that  groans  beneath  thy  stroke  ?** 

5  rU  chide  my  heart  that  sinks  so  low ; 

Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief  ? 
Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  praise  him  too ; 
He  is  my  rest,  my  sure  rehef. 

6  My  God,  my  most  exceeding  joy, 

Thy  light  and  truth  sliall  guide  me  still ; 
Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ. 
And  lead  me  to  thy  heav'nly  hill. 

PSALM  43.  (C.  M.) 

Safety  in  divine  protection. 

i    TUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause, 
ff    Against  a  sinful  race  ; 
From  vile  oppression  and  deceit 
Secure  me  by  thy  grace. 

2  On  thee  my  stedfast  hope  depends, 

And  am  I  left  to  mourn  ? 
To  sink  in  sorrows,  and  in  vain 
Implore  thy  kind  return  ? 

3  Oh  send  thy  light  to  guide  my  feet, 

And  bid  thy  truth  appear, 
Conduct  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 
To  taste  thy  mercies  there. 

4  Then  to  thy  altar.  Oh,  my  God, 

My  joyful  feet  shall  rise, 
And  my  triumphant  song  shall  praise 
The  God  that  rules  the  skies. 

5  Sink  not,  my  soul,  beneath  thy  fear, 

Nor  yield  to  weak  despair ; 
For  1  shall  hve  to  praise  the  liOrd, 
And  bless  his  guardian  care. 


9S  PSALM  XLIV. 

PSALM  44.  Ver.  l,  s,  3,  8, 15— 2fi.  (C.  M.) 


The  church's  complaint  in  persecution. 

ORD,  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old, 
Thy  works  of  pow'r  and  grace, 
When  to  our  ears  our  fathers  told  : 

The  wonders  of  their  days  :  f 


L 


S  They  saw  thy  beauteous  churches  rise, 
The  spreading  gospel  loin ; 
While  light  and  glory,  from  the  skies, 
Through  all  their  temples  shone. 

3  In  God  they  boasted  all  the  day. 

And  in  a  cheerful  throng 
Did  thousands  meet^  to  praise  and  pray, 
And  grace  was  all  their  song. 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seiz'd  with  shame. 

Confusion  fills  our  face. 
To  hear  the  enemy  blaspheme. 
And  fools  reproach  thy  grace. 

5  Yet  have  we  not  forgot  our  God, 

Nor  falsely  dealt  with  heav'n. 
Nor  have  our  steps  decUn'd  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  hast  giv'n. 

6  Though  dragons  all  around  us  roar, 

^\^th  their  destructive  breath, 
And  thine  own  hand  has  bruis'd  us  sore. 
Hard  by  tlie  gates  of  death. 

PAUSE. 

7  We  are  exposed  all  day  to  die, 

As  many  IS  for  thy  name  ; 
As  sheep  for  slaughter  l)ound  we  lie. 
And  wait  the  kindling  flame. 


PSALM  XLV.  93 

8  Awake,  arise,  almiglity  Lord, 

Wliy  sleeps  thy  wonted  grace  ? 
Why  should  we  seem  like  men  abhorr'd. 
Or  banish'd  from  thy  face  ? 

9  Wilt  thou  for  ever  cast  us  off, 

And  still  neglect  our  cries  ? 
For  ever  hide  thine  heav'nly  love 
From  our  afflicted  eyes  ? 

10  Down  to  the  dust  our  soul  is  bow'd, 

And  dies  upon  the  ground  ; 
Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  the  proud,^ 
And  all  their  pow'rs  confound. 

1 1  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame, 

Our  Saviour,  and  our  God ; 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name. 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

PSALM  45.  (S.  M.) 

'JThe  glory  of  Christ  f  the  success  of  the  gospel ;  and  the  Gentile  church. 

1  ]%  J[Y  Saviour  and  my  King, 
±T  J[.  Thy  beauties  are  divine  ; 
Thy  lips  with  blessings  oveiflow. 
And  ev'ry  grace  is  thine. 

ft  Now  make  thy  glory  known, 
Gird  on  thy  dreadful  sword, 
xind  rise  in  majesty  to  spread 
The  conquests  of  thy  word. 

3  Strike  through  thy  stubborn  foes. 

Or  make  their  hearts  obey, 
Wliile  justice,  meekness,  grace  and  truth. 
Attend  thy  glorious  w^ay. 

4  Thy  laws,  O  God,  are  right. 

Thy  throne  shall  ever  stand  j 


94  PSALM  XLV. 

And  thy  victorious  gospel  prove 
A  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 

[5  Thy  Father,  and  thy  God, 

Hath,  wthout  measure,  shed 
His  Spirit,  like  a  gi^ateful  oil, 
T'  anoint  thy  sacred  head.] 

[6  Behold,  at  thy  right  hand 

The  Gentile  Church  is  seen, 
A  beauteous  bride,  in  rich  attire, 
And  princes  guard  the  queen.] 

7  Fair  bride,  receive  his  love, 

Forget  thy  father's  house  ; 
Forsake  thy  gods,  thy  idol  god», 
And  pay  the  Lord  thy  vows. 

8  O  let  thy  God  and  King 

Thy  sweetest  thoughts  employ  ; 
Thy  children  shall  his  honour  sing, 
And  taste  the  heav'nly  joy. 

PSALM  4.5.  (C.  M.) 

The  personal  glories  and  government  of  Christ. 

1  T'LL  speak  the  honours  of  my  King^ 
X  His  form  divinely  fair  ; 
None  of  the  sons  of  mortal  race 
May  >vith  the  Lord  compare. 

S  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and  heav'nly  grace 
Upon  thy  lips  is  shed ; 
Thy  God  wtli  blessings  infinite 
Hath  crown'd  tliy  sacred  head. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 
Ride  ^rith  majestic  sway  ; 
Thy  terror  shall  strike  through  thy  foes* 
And  make  the  world  obey. 


i 


I 


PSALM  XLV.  05 

4  Thy  throne,  0  God,  for  ever  stands, 

Thy  word  of  grace  shall  prove 
A  peaceful  sceptre  in  thy  hands, 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  love. 

5  Justice  and  truth  attend  thee  still, 

But  mercy  is  thy  choice ; 
And  God,  thy  God,  thy  soid  shall  fill 
With  most  peculiar  joys. 

PSALM  45.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  glory  of  Christy  and  power  of  his  Gospel. 

1  "T^TOW  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 
X^    The  glories  of  my  Saviour  King, 
Jesus,  the  Lord :  how  heav'nly  fair 
His  form !  how  bright  his  beauties  are ! 

S  O'er  all  the  sons  of  liuman  race 
He  shines  with  far  superior  grace  ; 
Love  from  his  hps  divinely  flow^s, 
And  blessings  all  his  state  compose. 

p.  Dress  thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord  ! 
Gird  on  the  terror  of  thy  sword  ; 
In  majesty  and  glory  ride, 
With  truth  and  meekness  at  thy  side. 

4  Thine  anger,  like  a  pointed  dart, 

Shall  pierce  the  foes  of  stubborn  heait,; 
Or  words  of  mercy,  kind  and  sweet, 
Shall  melt  the  rebels  at  thy  feet. 

3  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands ; 
Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands  ; 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right, 
But  grace  and  justice  thy  dehght. 

5  God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head  j 


96  PSALMS  XLV,  XL VI. 

And  witii  his  sacred  Spirit  blest 
His  flrst-born  Son  above  the  rest. 

PSALM  45.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  and  Iiia  church  ;  or,  The  mystical  marriage. 

1  fTlHE  King  of  saints,  how  fair  his  face, 

i      Adorn'd  with  majesty  and  grace ! 
He  comes  with  blessings  fi'om  above^ 
And  Avins  the  nations  to  his  love. 

2  At  his  riglit  hand  our  eyes  behold 
Tlie  queen  array'd  in  purest  gold  : 
The  world  admires  her  heav'nly  dress, 
Her  robes  of  joy  and  lighteousness. 

3  He  forms  her  beauties  like  liis  own, 
He  calls  and  seats  her  near  his  throne  : 
Fair  stranger,  let  thine  heart  forget 

1  he  idols  of  thy  native  state. 

4  So  shall  the  King  the  more  rejoice 
In  thee,  the  fav'rite  of  his  choice  ; 
Let  him  be  lov'd,  and  yet  ador'd. 
For  he's  thy  Maker,  and  thy  Lord. 

5  Oh  happy  hour,  when  thou  shalt  rise 
To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies, 

And  all  thy  sons  (a  num'rous  train) 
Each  Uke  a  prince  in  glory  reign. 

6  Let  endless  honours  crown  his  head ; 
Let  ev'ry  age  his  praises  spread  ; 
While  we  with  cheerful  songs  approve 
The  condescension  of  his  love. 


'G 


PSAIJVI  46.  Fii-st  Part.  (L.  M.) 

^he  church's  safety  and  triumph  among  national  desolations. 

i  )D  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 
^Mien  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade  ^ 


PSALM  XLVI.  B7 

Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints. 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let  mountams  from  their  seats  be  liurl'd 

Down  to  the  deep,  and  bury'd  there ; 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world, 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar, 

In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide ; 
While  ev'ry  nation,  ev'ry  shore, 

Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelhng  tide. 

4  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 

Supplies  the  city  of  our  God ! 
Life,  love  and  joy,  still  gliding  through^ 
And  wat'rhig  our  divine  abode. 

5  That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 

Supports  our  faith,  our  fear  controuls  ; 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 

x\nd  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

G  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love. 

Secure  agahist  a  threat'ning  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundation  move. 

Built  on  his  truth,  and  arm'd  with  pow'r. 

PSALM  46.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Godjightsfor  his  church. 

1  T   ET  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 
JLj  Though  tyrants  rage  and  kingdoms  rise  j 
He  utters  his  almighty  voice, 
The  nations  melt,  tl\e  tumult  dies. 

S  The  Lord  of  old  for  Jacob  fought, 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid ; 
Behold  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought., 
What  desolations  he  has  made. 
I 


98  PSALM  XLVII. 

9  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  the  shores, 
He  makes  the  tioise  of  battle  cease ; 
When  from  on  high  his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 

4  He  breaks  the  bow,  he  cuts  the  spear, 

Chariots  he  burns  with  heav'nly  flame ; 
Let  earth  in  silent  wonder  hear 
The  sound  and  glory  of  liis  name. 

5  "  Be  still,  and  learn  that  I  am  God, 

"  I  reign  exalted  o'er  the  lands, 
"  I  will  be  known  and  fear'd  abroad, 
"  But  still  my  throne  in  Zion  stands." 

6  O  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  King, 

Wliile  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 
Our  faith  shall  sit  secure,  and  sing. 
Nor  fear  the  raging  pow'rs  of  hell. 

PSALM  47.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  ascending  and  reigning. 

1  £\ii  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 
%J  To  God,  the  sov'reign  King ! 
Let  ev'ry  land  their  tongues  employ, 

And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high  ; 

His  heav'nly  guards  aix)und 
Attend  him,  rising  through  the  sky. 
With  trumpets  joyful  sound. 

3  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains  ; 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honours  sing ; 
O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 

4  Rehearse  his  praise  ^vith  awe  profound, 

Let  knowledge  guide  the  song ; 


PSALM  XLVIIL  9d 

Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne, 

He  lov'd  that  chosen  race  ; 
But  now  he  calls  the  world  his  own, 
And  heathens  taste  his  grace. 

6  Tlie  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's, 

There  Abra'm's  God  is  known  ; 
While  pow'rs  and  princes,  shields  and  swords^ 
Submit  before  liis  throne. 

PSALM  48.  Ver.  1—8.  First  Part.  (S.  M.) 

The  chnrch  is  the  honour  and  safety  of  a  vation. 

[1  ^  RE  AT  is  the  Lorfl  our  God, 
Vir  And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
He  makes  his  churches  his  abode, 
His  most  dehghtful  seat. 

S  These  temples  of  his  grace. 
How  beautiful  they  stand  ! 
The  honours  of  our  native  place, 
And  bulwarks  of  our  land.] 

3  In  Zion  God  is  known, 

A  refuge  in  distress ; 
How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone, 
How  fair  his  heav'nly  grace  ! 

4  When  kings  against  her  join'd. 

And  saw  the  Lord  was  there, 
In  wild  confusion  of  the  mind 
They  fled  with  hasty  fear. 

5  Wlien  navies  tall  and  proud 

Attempt  to  spoil  our  peace. 
He  sends  his  tempest,  roaring  loud, 
And  sinks  them  in  the  seas. 


100  PSALM  XLVIII, 

6  Off  have  our  fathers  told, 

Our  eyes  have  often  seen, 
How  well  our  Ood  secures  the  folcj, 
Where  his  own  flocks  have  been. 

7  In  ev'ry  new  distress 

We'll  to  his  house  repair, 
Recall  to  mind  his  wond'rous  grace, 
And  seek  deliv'rance  there. 

PSALM  48.  Ver.  10—14.  Second  Part.  (S.  M.) 

The  beauty  of  the  church  ;  or,  Gospel  loorship  and  order. 

4  TTlAR  as  thy  name  is  known, 
Sj    The  world  declares  thy  praise ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne^ 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

%  With  joy  thy  people  stand 
On  Zion^s  chosen  hill, 
Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  han^ 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell. 
Compass  and  view  thine  holy  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well ; 

4  The  orders  of  thy  house. 

The  worship  of  thy  court. 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, 
And  make  a  fair  report. 

3  How  decent  and  how  wse  ! 
How  glorious  to  behold ! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorn'd  \vitli  gold. 

6  The  God  we  worship  now 
Will  guide  us  till  we  die ; 


PSALM  XLIX.  101 

Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 
And  ours  above  the  sky. 

PSALM  49.  Ver.  6—14.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Pride  and  death  ;  or,  The  vanity  of  life  and  riclies. 

1  TX7HY  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow, 
W    To  insolence  and  pride, 
To  see  his  wealth  and  honours  flow 
With  ev'ry  rising  tide ! 

[3  Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn. 
Made  of  the  self-same  clay, 
And  boast  as  though  his  flesh  were  born 
Of  better  dust  than  they  ?] 

3  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 
His  soul  a  short  reprieve. 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour, 
Or  make  his  brother  live. 

[4  Eternal  life  can  ne'er  be  sold, 
The  ransom  is  too  high ; 
Justice  will  ne'er  be  brib'd  with  gold, , 
1^^        That  man  may  never  die.] 

" '  5  He  sees  the  brutish  and  the  wise. 
The  tim'rous  and  the  bmve. 
Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyes, 
And  hasten  to  the  grave. 

6  Yet  'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride, 

"  My  house  shall  ever  stand  ; 
"  And  that  my  name  may  long  abide, 
"  I'll  give  it  to  my  land." 

7  Vain  are  his  thoughts,  his  hopes  are  lost^ 

How  soon  his  mera'ry  dies ! 
His  name  is  buried  in  the  dust. 
Where  his  own  body  lies. 
I  a 


10^  PSALM  XLIX. 

PAUSE. 

8  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way  ; 

And  yet  their  sons,  as  vain, 
Approve  the  words  their  fathers  say, 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  Men,  void  of  wsdom  and  of  grace, 

Though  honour  raise  them  high, 
Live  like  the  beasts,  a  thouglitless  race, 
And  like  the  beasts  they  die. 

[10  Laid  in  the  grave,  like  silly  sheep, 
I>eath  triumphs  o'er  them  there, 
'Till  the  last  trumpet  breaks  their  sleep, 
And  wakes  them  in  despair.] 

PSALM  49.  Ver.  14,  15.    Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Death  and  the  resurrection . 

1  XTE  sons  of  pride,  that  hate  the  just, 

j[    And  trample  on  the  poor,  ' 

When  death  has  brought  you  down  to  dust, 
Your  pomp  shall  rise  no  more. 

S  The  last  great  day  shall  change  the  scene, 
When  will  that  hour  appear  ? 
When  shall  the  just  revive,  and  reign, 
O'er  all  tliat  scorn'd  tliem  here  ? 

S  God  will  my  naked  soul  receive, 
Caird  from  the  world  away, 
And  break  the  prison  of  the  grave, 
To  raise  my  mould'ring  clay. 

4?  Heav'n  is  my  everlasting  home, 
Th'  inheritance  is  sure  ; 
Let  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume, 
But  I'll  repine  no  more. 


PSALMS  XLIX,  L.  103 

PSALM  49.  (L.  M.) 

The  rich  sinner* s  death j  and  the  saint* s  resurrection. 

1  TII'THY  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 

W    And  boast  the  large  estates  they  have? 
How  vain  are  riches  to  secure 

Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave ! 

%  They  can't  redeem  an  hour  from  death, 
Witli  all  the  wealth  in  which  they  trust ; 
Nor  give  a  dying  brother  breath, 

Wlien  God  commands  him  down  to  dust. 

3  Tliere  the  dark  earth  and  dismal  shade 

Shall  clasp  their  naked  bodies  round ; 
Tliat  flesh,  so  delicately  fed. 

Lies  cold,  and  moulders  in  the  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sinner  dies. 

And  leaves  his  glory  in  the  tomb  ; 
The  saints  shall  in  the  morning  rise. 
And  hear  th'  oppressor's  awfid  doom. 

0  His  honours  perish  in  the  dust. 

And  pomp  and  beauty,  birth  and  blood : 
That  glorious  day  exalts  the  just 

To  fidl  dominion  o'er  the  proud.  ■ 

6  My  Saviour  shall  my  hfe  re&tore,^ 

And  raise  me  from  my  dark  abode  ; 
My  flesh  and  soid  shall  part  no  more, 
But  dwell  for  ever  near  my  God. 

*  PSALM  50.  Ver.  1—6.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  last  jiitlgmeiit ;  or.  The  saints  reivarded. 

1  fTpHE  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne 

i     Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh, 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun^ 
And  near  the  westera  skv. 


104  PSALM  L. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  sajv 

"  Judgment  shall  ne'er  begin ;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3  Thron'd  on  a  cloud  our  God  shall  come. 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way ; 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm, 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day. 

4  Heav'n  from  above  his  call  shall  hear. 

Attending  angels  come, 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  feav 
His  justice,  and  then-  doom. 

5  "  But  gather  all  my  saints  (lie  cries) 

"  That  made  their  peace  with  God^ 
"  By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
"  And  seal'd  it  with  his  blood. 

%  "  Their  faith  and  works,  brought  forth  to  light, 
"  Shall  make  the  world  confess 
"  My  sentence  of  rev>'ard  is  iight, 
"  And  heav'n  adore  my  grace." 

PSALM  50.  Ver.  10,  1 1,  14, 15, 23.  Second  Part. 

(C:M.) 

ObacBence  i\«  better  than  sacHJice. 

1  rir^HUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  the  spacious  fields, 
1      "  And  flocks  uiid  herds,  are  mine  ^ 
«  O'er  all  the  cattle  of  t!ie  hills 
"  I  claim  a  rig! it  divine. 

'^  "  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 
'•  Nor  bullocks  burnt  with  fire ; 
"  To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
"  Is  aU  tliat  I  requue. 


PSALM  L.  m 

.3  •'  Invoke  my  name  when  trouble's  near, 
'•  My  hand  shall  set  thee  free ; 
"  Then  shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"  Tlie  honour  (Uie  to  me. 

4  "  The  man  that  offers  humble  praise. 
"  Declares  my  glory  best : 
'•  And  those  that  tread  my  holy  ways 
"  Shall  my  salvation  taste.'' 

PSALM  50.  Ver.  l,  5,  8, 16,  21,  22.  Third  Part. 

(C.  M.) 

TTie  Judgment  of  hypocrites. 

HEN  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend. 
And  saints  surround  their  Lord, 
He  calls  the  nations  to  attend 
And  hear  his  awful  w^ord. 


I'W- 


2  "  Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slaii^ 

"  Will  I  the  world  reprove  ; 
'-  Altars,  and  rites,  and  forms,  are  vain^ 
"  Without  the  fire  of  love. 

3  "  And  what  have  hypocrites  to  do, 

"  To  bring  their  sacrifice? 
"  They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
"  But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

4  '-  Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sight, 

'•  And  sin  without  controul  ? 
"  But  I  shall  bring  youi'  crimes  to  light, 
"  With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

5  Consider,  ye  that  slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his  wrath  appear ; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword^ 
There's  no  deliv'rer  there. 


106  PSALM  L. 

PSALM  50.  (L.  M.) 

Hypocrisy  exposed 

1  rjnHE  Lord,  the  Judge,  his  cliurches  warns, 
1      Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 
WiiO  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

3  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  liis  name, 
With  hps  of  falsehood  and  deceit ; 
A  friend  or  brother  they  defame. 

And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 

3  They  watch  to  do  their  neighbours  wrong, 

Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face : 
They  take  his  co\ 'nant  on  their  tongue,  ; 

But  break  his  laws,  abuse  his  grace. 

4  To  heav'n  they  lift  their  hands  unclean, 

Delil'd  with  lust,  delil'd  with  blood ; 
By  night  they  practise  ev'ry  sin. 

By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 

5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay. 

They  grow  secure,  and  sin  the  more  ; 
They  think  he  sleeps  as  well  as  they, 
And  put  far  off  the  dreadful  hom\ 

6  O  dreadful  hour  !  when  God  draws  near. 

And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes ! 
His  wrath  their  guilty  souls  shall  tear, 
And  no  deliv'rer  dare  to  rise. 


PSALM  50.  To  a  new  tune. 

The  last  Judgment. 

THE  Lord,  the  Sov'reign,  sends  his  smn- 
mons  foitli. 
Calls  the  soutli  nations,  and  awakes  the  north ; 
From  east  to  west  the  sounding  orders  spread 
Thro'  distant  worlds,  and  regions  of  the  dead  i 


PSALM  L.  107 

No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more:  befeold  the  day  I 

S  Behold,  the  Judge  descends ;  his  guards  are  nigh, 

Tempests  and  fire  attend  l\im  down  the  sky. 

Heav'n,  earth,  and  hell,  draw  near;  let  all  tilings 
come, 

To  hear  his  justice,  and  the  sinner's  doom. 

"But gather  first  my  saints,"  the  Judge  com- 
mands, 

'^Biing  them,  ye  angels,  fi  om  the  distant  lands." 

3  Behold,  my  cov'nant  stands  for  ever  good, 
Seal'd,  by  th'  eternal  Sacrifice,  in  blood, 

And  sign'd  with  all  their  names,  the  Greek,  the 

Jew, 
That  paid  the  ancient  worship,  or  the  new ; 
There's  no  distinction  here ;  prepare  their 

thrones. 
And  near  me  seat  my  fav'rites  and  my  sons. 

4  I,  their  almighty  Saviour  and  their  God, 

I  am  their  Judge :  ye  heav'ns  proclaim  abroad, 
My  just  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
Those  awftd  truths  that  sinners  dread  to  hear ; 
Sinners  in  Zion,  tremble  and  retire ; 
I  doom  the  painted  hypocrite  to  fire. 

5  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  and  bullocks  slain, 
Do  I  condemn  thee  ;  bulls  and  goats  are  vain 
Without  the  flames  of  love ;  in  vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  ofF'rings  that  were  mine  before ; 
Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts  and  savage  breed, 
Flocks,  herds,  and  fields,  and  forests,  where 

they  feed. 

6  If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food  ? 
When  did  I  thirst,  or  taste  the  victim's  blood  ? 


108  PSALM  L. 

Can  I  be  flatter'd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
Tliy  solemn  cliatt'rings,  and  fantastic  vows  ? 
Are  my  eyes  charm'd  thy  vestments  to  behold, 
Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold  ? 

7  Unthinking  wretch !  how  couldst  thou  hope  to 

please 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these  ? 
While,  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue, 
Thou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong; 
In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends, 
Tliieves  and  adidt'rers  are  thy  chosen  friends. 

8  Silent  I  waited  with  long-suffering  love  ; 

But  didst  thou  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  reprove  ; 
And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  within. 
That  God  the  righteous  would  indulge  thy  sin  f 
Behold  my  terrors  now ;  my  tliunders  roll, 
And  thy  own  crimes  affright  thy  guilty  soul. 

9  Sinners,  awake  betimes :  ye  fools,  be  wise  ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise : 
Change  your  vain  thouglils,  your  sinful  works 

amend, 
^  Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your  friend : 
Lest,  like  a  lion,  his  last  vengeance  tear 
Your  trembhng  souls,  and  no  deliv'rer  near. 

PSALM  50.  To  the  old  proper  tune. 

The  last  Judgment. 

1  rr^HE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  foi1h, 
I  Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the 
north : 
From  east  to  west  the  sovereign  orders  spread, 
Through  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead. 
The  trumpet  sounds^  hell  trembles^  heav'n  rejoices ; 
Lift  up  your  heads^  ye  saints^  with  cheerful  voices. 


PSALM  L.  109 

2J  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay ; 
His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more ;  behold  the  day! 
Behold  tlie  Judge  descends ;  his  guards  are  nigli, 
Tempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 
iVhen  God  appears^  all  nature  shall  adore  him ; 
While  sinners  tremUe^  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

3  Heaven,  earth,  and  hell,  draw  near ;   let  all 

things  come 
To  hear  my  justice,  and  the  sinner's  doom ; 
•^  But  gather  first  my  saints,"  the  Judge  com- 
mands, 
"  Bringthem,ye  angels,  from  their  distantlands.'' 
When  Christ  returns^  wakeevYy  cheerful  passion^ 
And  shout^  ye  saints^  he  comes  for  your  salvation, 

4  Behold,  my  cov'nant  stands  for  ever  good, 
Seal'd  by  th'  eternal  Sacrifice  in  blood, 

And  sign'd  with  all  their  names ;  the  Greek, 

the  Jew, 
That  paid  the  ancient  worship,  or  the  new. 
There's  no  distinction  here;  join  all  your  voices^ 
And  raise  your  heads,  ye  saints,  for  heav'n  rejoices. 

5  "  Here,"  saith  the  Lord, "  ye  angels  spread  their 

thrones, 
"  And  near  me  seat  my  favYites  and  my  sons : 
"  Come,  my  redeem'd,  possess  the  joys  prepared 
''  Ere  time  began,  'tis  your  di^1ne  reward." 
When  Christ  returns,  wakeev'ry  cheerful  passion; 
And  shout,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 

PAUSE  the  First. 

6  I  am  the  Saviour,  I  th'  almighty  God, 

The  sov'reign  Judge ;   ye  heav'ns  proclaim 
abroad 


110  rSALM  L. 

My  just  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
Those  awful  truths,  that  sinners  dread  to  heai". 
JVhm  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him; 
While  sinners  trevible^  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

7  Stand  forth,  thou  bold  blasphemer,  and  pro- 

fane, 
Now  feel  my  WTatli.  nor  call  my  threat'nings 

vain; 
Thou  h^Tpocrite,  once  drest  in  saints'  attire, 
I  doom  thee,  painted  hypocrite,  to  fire. 
Judgment  proceeds^  hell  trembles^  heav'n  rejoices^ 
Lift  tip  your  heads^  ye  saints,  with  cheerftd  voices. 

8  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  or  bullocks  slain, 
Do  I  condemn  thee ;  bulls  and  goats  are  vam 
Without  the  flame  of  love :  in  vain  the  store 
Of  brutal  ofF'rings,  that  were  mine  before. 
Earth  is  the  Lord's,  all  nature  shall  adore  him ; 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

9  If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food  ? 
When  did  I  tliirst,  or  drink  thy  bullock's  blood  ? 
Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts,  and  savage  breed, 
Flocks,  herds,  and  fields,  and  forests,  where 

they  feed. 
All  is  the  Lord's^  he  rides  the  wide  creation ; 
Give  sinners  vengeance,  and  the  saints  salvation. 

10  Can  I  be  flatter'd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
Tliy  solemn  chatt'rings,  and  fantastic  vows  ? 
Are  my  eyes  charm'd  thy  vestments  to  behold, 
Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  w^oven  gold  ? 
God  is  the  judge  of  hearts,  no  fair  disguises 
Can  screen  the  guilty^  when  his  vengeance  rises. 


PSALM  L.  Ill 

PAUSE  tlie  Second. 

1 1  Unthinking  wretch !  how  couldst  thou  hope  to 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  witli  such  toys  as  tliese  ?  [please 
While,  wth  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue. 
Thou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong. 
Judgment  proceeds^  hell  trembles,  heav'n  rejoices; 
Lift  lip  your  heads,  ye  saiMs,  with  cheerful  voices. 

12  In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends ; 
Thieves  and  adult'rers  are  thy  chosen  friends : 
While  the  false  flatt'rer  at  mine  altar  waits, 
His  hardened  soul  divine  instruction  hates. 
God  is  the  Judge  of  hearts,  no  fair  disguises 
Can  screen  tfie  guilty,  when  his  vengeance  rises, 

13  Silent  I  waited,  with  long-sufF'ring  love ; 
But  didst  thou  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  reprove; 
And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  within, 
That  the  All-holy  would  indulge  thy  sin  ? 

See  God  appears,  all  nations  joint  adore  him ; 
Judgment  proceeds,  and  sinners  fall  before  him. 

14?  Behold  my  terrors  now ;  my  thundei-s  roll, 
And  thy  own  crimes  affright  thy  guilty  soul; 
Now,  like  a  lion,  shall  my  vengeance  tear 
Thy  bleeding  heart,  and  no  dehv'rcr  near," 
Judgment  concludes,  hell  trembles^  heav'n  rejoices, 
Lift  up  your  heads,ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices, 

EPIPHONEMA. 

Sinners,  awake  betimes ;  ye  fools,  be  wise  ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise ; 
Change  your  vain  thoughts,. your  sinful  works 

amend,. 
Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your  friend. 
Then  join,  ye  saints;  wake  ev'ry  cfieerfid  passion ; 
When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 


lis  PSALM  LI. 

PSALM  51.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

»4  peniteut  pleading  for  purdoji. 

HEW  pity,  Lord  ;  O  Lord,  forgive  : 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live : 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  fi*ce  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

5  My  crimes  are  great,  but  can't  surpass 
The  pow'r  and  glory  of  thy  grace  : 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

3  0  wash  my  soul  from  ev'iy  sin. 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean : 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 

4  My  lips  Avith  shame  my  sins  confess 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace  ; 
Lord,  should  thy  judgments  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned,  but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath. 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death : 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 

Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

(i  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 

Wliose  hope,  still  hov'ring  round  thy  word, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

PSALM  51.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Original  and  actual  sin  confessed. 

1  T   ORD,  I  am  vile,  conceiv'd  in  sin ; 
XJ  And  born  unholy  and  unclean : 
Sprung  from  the  man,  whose  guilty  faU 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 


PSALM  LI.  113 

S  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death  ; 
The  law  demands  a  perfect  heart ; 
But  we're  detil'd  in  ev'ry  part. 

[3  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true : 
O  make  me  wise  betimes  to  spy 
My  danger  and  my  remedy.] 

4  Behold,  I  fall  before  thy  face; 
My  only  refuge  is  thy  grace ; 

No  outward  fomis  can  make  me  clean  ^ 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, . 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea. 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

6  Jesus,  my  God,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone ; 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow  ; 
No  JeAvish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease ; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  thy  pardiiing  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  heart  rejoice. 

PSALM  51.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  hacksiuler  restored;  er,  Repentance  and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ. 

1   1^  THOU  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry, 
\3   Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lit^ 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look. 
But  blot  their  mem'ry  from  thy  book. 

'Z  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
jVnd  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin ; 

K  s 


114 


PSALM  LT. 


Let  thy  good  Spirit  ne'er  depart, 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  hve  without  thy  light. 

Cast  out  and  banisli'd  from  thy  sight : 
Thine  holy  joys,  my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  I  fall  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  griev'd  thy  Spirit,  Lord. 
Thy  help  and  comfort  still  afford  ; 
And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne. 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  King, 
Is  all  the  sacrifice  I  bring  ; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heait  for  sacrifice. 

is  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  the  dust. 
And  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just  ^ 
Look  down,  O  Lord,  with  pitying  eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemn'd  to  die. 

7  Then  will  I  teach  the  world  thy  ways ; 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sov'reign  grace  5 
ril  lead  them  to  my  Saviour's  blood. 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pard'ning  God. 

s  O  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue  ! 
Salvation  shall  be  aU  my  song  ; 
And  all  my  pow'rs  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 

PSALM  5i.  Ver.  3—13.  First  Part.  (CM.) 

Original  and  actual  sin  confessed  and  pardoned. 

ORD.  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress 
And  guilt  before  thhie  eyes  ; 
Against  thy  laws,  against  thy  gi-ace^ 
How  high  my  crimes  arise ! 


L 


PSALM  LI.  lli> 

2  Shouldst  thou  condemn  my  soul  to  hell, 

And  crush  my  flesh  to  dust, 
Heav'n  would  approve  thy  vengeance  well. 
And  eaith  must  own  it  just. 

3  I  from  the  stock  of  Adam  came. 

Unholy  and  unclean : 
All  my  original  is  shame, 
And  all  my  nature  sin. 

4  Bom  in  a  world  of  guilt,  I  drew 

Contagion  with  my  breath ; 
And,  as  my  days  advanced,  I  grew 
A  juster  prey  for  death. 

5r  Cleanse  me,  O  Lord,  and  cheer  my  soul 
With  thy  forgiving  love  ; 
O  make  my  broken  spirit  whole. 
And  bid  my  pains  remove. 

(1  Let  not  thy  Spirit  e'er  depart. 
Nor  drive  me  from  thy  face ;, 
Create  anew  my  vicious  heart. 
And  fill  it  with  thy  grace. 

7  Then  will  I  naake  thy  mercy  known 
Before  the  sons  of  men  ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne. 
And  turn  to  God  again. 

PSALM  51.  Ver.  f4— 17.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Repentance  and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ. 

1  £^  GOD  of  mercy  hear  my  call, 
\3    My  loads  of  guilt  remove. 
Break  down  this  separating  wall. 
That  bars  me  from  thy  love. 

%  Give  me  the  presence  of  thy  grace* 
Then  my  rejoicing  tongue 


116  PSALM  Lll. 

Shall  speak  aloud  thy  righteousness. 
And  make  thy  praise  my  song. 

3  No  blood  of  goats,  nor  heifer  slain. 

For  sin  could  e'er  atone ; 
The  death  of  Christ  shall  still  remain 
Sufficient  and  alone. 

4  A  soul  oppressed  mth  sin's  desert 

My  God  ^^ill  ne'er  despise : 
A  humble  groan,  a  broken  hearty 
Is  our  best  saciiftce. 

PSALM  52.  (C.  M.) 

The  disappointment  of  the  loicked. 

1  X"1[7HY  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast, 
V  T     ^i^d  heav'nly  grace  despise  ? 
In  their  o^vn  arm  tliey  put  their  tiiist, 
And  fill  then-  moutli  \^1th  hes. 

3  But  God  in  vengeance  shall  desti^oy, , 
And  diive  them  from  liis  face  ; 
No  more  shall  they  his  church  annoy, 
Nor  find  on  earth  a  place. 

3  But  Uke  a  cultur'd  olive  grove, 

Dress'd  in  immortal  green. 
Thy  children  blooming  in  thy  love. 
Amid  thy  courts  are  seen. 

4  On  thine  eternal  grace,  O  Lord, 

Thy  saints  shall  rest  secure. 
And  all  who  trust  thy  holy  word 
Shall  find  salvation  sm^e. 


'W 


PSALM  6S.  (L.  M.) 

The  folly  of  self-dependence, 

HY  should  the  haughty  hero  boast. 
His  vengeful  arm,  liis  warhke  liost. 


PSALM  LIIL  117 

WJiilc  blood  defiles  his  cruel  hand. 
And  desolation  wastes  the  land. 

S  He  joys  to  hear  the  captive's  cry, 
Tlie  widow's  groan,  the  orphan's  sigh  : 
And  when  the  wearied  sword  would  spare. 
His  falsehood  spreads  the  fatal  snare. 

3  He  triumphs  in  the  deeds  of  wrong, 
And  arms  with  rage  his  impious  tongue  : 
With  pride  proclaims  his  dreadful  pow'r, 
And  bids  the  trembling  worhl  adore. 

4  But  God  beholds,  and  witli  a  frown 
Casts  to  the  dust  his  honours  down ; 
The  righteous  freed,  their  hopes  recall. 
And  hail  the  proud  oppressor's  fall. 

5  How  low  th'  insulting  tyrant  lies, 
Who  dar'd  th'  eternal  pow^'r  despise ; 
And  vainly  deem'd,  with  emious  joy, 
His  arm  almighty  to  destroy. 

6  We  praise  thee.  Lord,  who  heard  our  cries. 
And  sent  salvation  from  the  skies  ; 

The  saints,  who  saw  our  mournful  days, 
Shall  join  our  grateful  songs  of  praise. 

PSALM  53.  Ver.  4—6.  (C.  M.) 

Victory  and  deliverance  from  persecution. 

1      A   RE  all  the  foes  of  Zion  fools, 
J\^  Who  thus  destroy  her  saints  ? 
Do  they  not  know  her  Saviour  rules, 
And  pities  her  complaints  ? 

S  They  shall  be  seiz'd  with  sad  surprize ; 
For  God's  avenging  arm 
Shall  crush  the  hand  that  dares  arise, 
To  do  his  children  harm. 


118  PSALM  LIV,  LV. 

3^  In  vain  the  sons  of  Satan  boast 
Of  armies  in  array  ; 
Wlien  God  has  first  despis'd  their  host. 
Tliey  fall  an  easy  prey. 

4  O  for  a  word  from  Zion's  King, 
Her  captives  to  restore  ! 
lliy  joyful  saints  thy  praise  shall  sing. 
And  Israel  weep  no  more. 


PSALM  54.  (C.  M.) 

EHOLD  us,  Lord,  and  let  our  cry 
Before  thy  tlirone  ascend. 
Cast  thou  on  us  a  pitying  eye, 
And  still  our  lives  defend. 


B 


2  For  slaughtering  foes  insult  us  round, 

Oppressive,  proud  and  vain. 
They  cast  thy  temples  to  the  ground. 
And  all  our  rites  profane. 

3  Yet  thy  forgiving  grace  we  trust. 

And  in  thy  pow'r  rejoice  ; 
Thine  arm  shall  crush  our  foes  to  dust; 
Thy  praise  inspire  our  voice. 

4  Be  thou  with  those,  whose  friendly  hand 

Upheld  us  in  distress. 
Extend  thy  truth  through  ev'ry  land. 
And  still  thy  people  bless. 

PSALM  55.  Ver.  1—8, 16, 17, 18,  as.  (C.  M.) 

Support  for  the  afflicted  and  tempted  soul. 

1   ^pw  GOD,  my  refuge,  hear  my  cries, 
\J    Behold  my  flowing  tears ; 
For  earth  and  hell  my  hurt  devise, 
And  triumph  in  my  fears. 


PSALM  LV.  119 

3  Their  rage  is  levelPd  at  my  life, 
My  soul  with  guilt  they  load : 
And  till  my  thoughts  with  inward  strife, 
To  shake  my  hope  in  God. 

3  What  inward  pains  my  heart-strings  wound, 

I  groan  with  ev'ry  breath  ; 
Horror  and  fear  beset  me  round, 
Amongst  the  shades  of  death. 

4  O,  were  I  like  a  feather'd  dove. 

And  innocence  had  wings, 
rd  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things. 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And  find  a  peaceful  home. 
Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow^. 
Temptations  never  come. 

6  Vain  hopes,  and  vain  inventions  all, 

To  'scape  the  rage  of  hell ! 
The  mighty  God,  on  whom  I  call, 
Can  save  me  here  as  well. 

PAUSE. 

7  By  morning  light  111  seek  his  face, 

At  noon  repeat  my  cry ; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  ask  his  grace. 
Nor  will  he  long  deny. 

8  God  shall  preseiTe  my  soul  from  fear. 

Or  shield  me  when  afraid ; 
Ten  tliousand  angels  must  appear, 
If  lie  command  their  aid. 

9  1  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all : 


180  PSALM  LVI. 

My  courage  rests  upon  liis  word, 
That  saints  shall  never  fall. 

10  My  highest  hopes  shall  not  be  vain, 
My  lips  shall  spread  his  praise  ; 
While  cruel  and  deceitful  men 
Scarce  live  out  half  their  days. 

PSALM  55,  Ver.  15,  16,  17,  id,  22.  (S.  M.) 

1  T   ET  sinners  take  tlieir  course, 
JlJ  And  choose  the  road  to  deatli ; 
But  in  the  woi-ship  of  my  God 

I'll  spend  my  daily  breatli. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne, 

When  morning  brings  the  light: 
I  seek  his  blessings  ev'ry  noon, 
'And  pay  my  vovrs  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  my  cries, 

O  my  eternal  God, 
While  sinners  perish  in  surprise 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease. 

And  no  sad  changes  feel, 
They  neitlier  fear  noi'  trust  thy  name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I,  witli  all  my  cares. 

Will  lean  upon  the  Lord ; 
ril  cast  my  burden  on  his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 

Tlie  children  of  his  love; 
The  ground  on  which  their  Swifety  stands 
No  earthly  pow'r  can  move. 


PSALM  LVl.  l«l 

PSALM  56.  (C.  M.) 

Deliverance  fyom  oppvession  and  fuhehootJ ;  or,  Go(Vs  care  of  his  people,  in  cr.- 
s^oer  to  faith  avd  prayer. 

1   ipk  THOU,  whose  justice  reigns  on  higl), 
\3    And  makes  tli'  oppressor  cease, 
Behold  how  envious  sinners  try 
To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 

5  The  sons  of  violence,  and  lies, 

Join  to  devour  me,  Lord ; 
But,  as  my  hourly  dangers  rise. 
My  refuge  is  thy  word. 

3  In  God,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

I  have  reposed  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  flesh  can  do, 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

4  They  wrest  my  words  to  mischief  still, 

Charge  me  with  unknown  faults  ; 
For  mischiefs  all  their  counsels  fill. 
And  malice  all  their  thoughts. 

C)  Sliall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 
Must  their  devices  stand  ? 
Oh  cast  the  haughty  sinner  down^ 
And  let  him  know  thy  hand. 

PAUSE. 

6  God  sees  the  sorrows  of  his  saints, 

Their  groans  affect  his  ears  ; 
Thy  mercy  counts  my  just  complaints. 
And  numbers  all  my  tears. 

7  When  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  cry. 

The  wicked  fear  and  flee : 
So  swift  is  pray'r  to  reach  the  sky, 
So  near  is  God  to  me. 


12^  PSALM  LVII. 

8  In  thee,  most  holy  Just,  and  true, 

I  have  repos'd  my  trust : 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  man  can  do, 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

9  Thy  solemn  vows  are  on  me,  Lord, 

Thou  shalt  receive  my  praise ; 
rU  sing,  "  How  faithfid  is  thy  word ! 
'•  How  righteous  all  thy  ways  !" 

10  Thou  hast  secur'd  my  soul  from  death, 

Oh  set  thy  prisoner  free  ; 
That  heart  and  hand,  and  life  and  breath. 
May  be  employed  for  thee. 

PSALM  57.  (L.  M.) 

Praise  for  prctectioTiy  grac€y  and  truth. 

1  1\/1"Y  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 

_lT  JL  Of  boundless  love  and  grace  unknown. 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  A\1ngs, 
Till  the  dark  cloud  is  overblown. 

2  Up  to  the  heav'ns  I  send  my  cry, 

The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform : 
He  sends  his  angel  from  the  sky, 

And  saves  me  from  the  threat'ning  storm. 

3  Be  thou  exalted.  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heav'ns,  where  angels  dwell : 
Thy  pow'r  on  earth  be  known  abroad. 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  telL 

4  My  heart  is  fix'd ;  my  song  shall  raise 

Immortal  honoui's  to  thy  name  ; 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  liis  praise. 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

5  High  o-er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns, 

And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky ; 


PSALM  LVm.  12a 

His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 

6  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heav'ns,  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  pow'r  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

PSALM  58.  As  the  113th  Psalm. 

Warning  to  magistrates. 

1    TUDGES,  who  rule  tlie  world  by  laws, 
fl    Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  eause  ? 

When  vile  oppression  wastes  the  land, 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor. 
And  let  rich  sinners  'scape  secure. 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  handi 

s  Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew, 
That  God  will  judge  the  judges  too ! 

High  in  the  heav'ns  his  justice  reigns ; 
Yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad. 

To  bind  the  conscience  in  your  cliains. 

3  A  poison'd  arrow  is  your  tongue. 
The  arrow  sharp,  the  poison  strong, 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds ; 
You  hear  no  counsels,  cries,  nor  tears ; 
So  the  deaf  adder  stops  her  ears 

Against  the  pow'r  of  charming  sounds. 

4  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God, 
Those  teeth  of  lions,  dy'd  in  blood ; 

And  cinish  the  serpents  in  the  dust ; 
As  empty  chaff,  when  whirldwinds  rise, 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  flies. 

So  let  their  hopes  and  names  be  lost 


124  PSALM  XXIX. 

^  Til'  Almiglity  thunders  from  tlie  sky, 
Their  gi'andeur  melts,  their  titles  die, 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  rim^ 
Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime, 
Or  births  that  come  before  their  time, 

Vain  births,  that  never  see  the  sun. 

6  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety  and  joy  to  saints  afford  ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say, 
'•  Sure  there's  a  God  that  rules  on  high, 
'»  A  God  that  hears  his  children  cry, 

"  And  wll  their  suff 'rings  well  repay. 

PSALM  59.  (S.  M.) 

Prayer  for  national  deliverance. 

1  TT^ROM  foes  that  round  us  rise, 
M.     O  God  of  heav'n,  defend, 
Who  brave  the  vengeance  of  the  skies, 
And  with  thy  saints  contend, 

s.  Behold,  from  distant  shores 
And  desert  wilds  they  come, 
Combine  for  blood  then-  barb'rous  force. 
And  tlii'ough  thy  cities  roam. 

3  Beneath  the  silent  shade 

Their  secret  plots  they  lay ; 
Our  peaceful  walls  by  night  invade. 
And  waste  tlic  fields  by  day. 

4  And  will  the  God  of  grace, 

Regardless  of  our  pain. 
Permit,  secure,  that  impious  race 
To  riot  in  their  reign  ? 

3  In  vain  their  secret  guile, 
Or  open  force,  they  prove  ; 


TSALM  LX.  1S5 

His  eye  can  pierce  the  deepest  veil. 
His  hand  their  strength  remove. 

6  Yet  save  them,  Lord,  from  death. 

Lest  we  forget  their  doom ; 
But  diive  them,  with  thine  angry  breath, 
Through  distant  lands  to  roam. 

7  Then  shall  our  grateful  voice 

Proclaim  our  guardian  God  ; 
The  nations  rmmd  the  eailh  rejoice. 
And  sound  fhy  praise  abroad. 

PSALM  60.  (C.  M.) 

Looking  tn  God  in  the  distress  ofnvar. 

1  TT  ORD,  tliou  hast  scourg'd  our  guilty  landj 
JLi  Behold,  thy  people  mourn : 
Shall  vengeance  ever  guide  thy  hand. 
And  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 

3  Beneath  the  terrors  of  thine  eye 
Earth's  haughty  tow'rs  decay; 
Thy  frowning  mantle  spreads  the  sky. 
And  mortals  melt  away. 

3  Our  Zion  trembles  at  thy  stroke^, 

And  dreads  thy  hfted  hand ! 
Oh  heal  the  people  thou  hast  broke. 
And  save  the  sinking  land, 

4  Exalt  thy  banner  in  the  field. 

For  those  that  fear  thy  name ; 
From  barb'rous  hosts  our  nation  shield,  , 
And  put  our  foes  to  shame. 

5  Attend  our  armies  to  the  fight, 

And  be  their  guardian  God  ; 
In  vain  shall  num'rous  pow'rs  unite 
Against  thy  lifted  rod. 


1^6  PSALM  LXI,  LXH. 

6  Our  troops,  beneath  thy  guiding  hand, 
Shall  gain  a  glad  renown  ; 
'Tis  God  who  makes  the  feeble  stand, 
And  treads  the  mighty  (Jown. 

PSALM  61.  Ver.  1—6.  (S.  M.) 

Safety  in  God. 

i  "^^THEN  overwhelm'd  with  giief 
W    My  heart  within  me  dies, 
Helpless,  and  far  from  all  reUef, 
To  heav'n  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

3  Oh  lead  me  to  the  Rock, 

That's  high  above  my  head, 
And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3  Within  thy  presence,  Lord, 
For  ever  Pll  abide  ; 
Thou  aii:  the  tow'r  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide* 

ir  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name  ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 
I  shall  possess  the  same. 

PSALM  63.  Ver.  5—13.  (L.  M.) 

JVo  trust  in  the  creature,-  or,  Faith  in  divine  s^race  andpovfr. 

1  "flk /fY  spirit  looks  to  God  alone  ; 
J^X  My  rock  and  refuge  is  his  throne ; 
In  all  my  fears,  in  all  my  straits. 
My  soul  on  his  salvation  waits. 

Z  Trust  him,  ye  saints,  in  all  your  ways^ 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  face ; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-suffieient  aid. 


PSALM  LXIil.  i2y 

3  False  are  the  men  of  high  degree,. 
The  baser  soil:  are  vanity  ; 

Laid  in  the  balance  both  appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty  air. 

4  Make  not  increasing  gold  yom^  trust, 
Nor  set  your  hearts  on  glitt'ring  dust ; 
Why  will  you  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke, 
And  not  believe  what  God  has  spoke  ? 

5  Once  has  his  awful  voice  declared, 
Once  and  again  my  ears  have  heard, 
"  All  pow'r  is  his  eternal  due  ; 

'^  He  must  be  fear'd,  and  trusted  too.'* 

6  For  sovereign  pow'r  reigns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne ; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 

PSALM  63.  Ver.  1,2,5,3,4.  First  Part.  (G.  M.) 

The  morning  of  the  LorcVs  day. 

1  ~|^  ARLY^  my  God,  without  delay, 
X_i  I  haste  to  seek  thy  face  ; 
My  thirsty,  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

3  So  pilgrims,  on  the  scorching  sand, 

Beneath  a  burning  sky,- 
Long  for  a  cooUng  stream  at  hand,, 
And  they  must  drink,  or  die. 

||i  a  Tve  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  pow'r 
Through  all  thy  temple  sliine  ; 
My  God,  repeat  that  heav'nly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast, 

Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 


138  PSALM  LXin. 

As  when  thy  riclier  grace  I  tiiste. 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5  Not  Ufe  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  mo\  e, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voicCj 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

6  Thus,  'till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King ; 
Thus  wU  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray^ 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 

PSALM  63.  Ver.  6—10.  Second  Part.  (CM.). 

^Ldni^ht  t/iov^hts  recollected. 

1  ^fipWAS  in  the  watches  of  the  night 
I     I  thought  upon  thy  poWi\ 
I  kept  thy  lovely  face  in  sight 
Amidst  the  darkest  hour. 

S  My  flesh  lay  resting  on  my  bed. 
My  soul  arose  on  high ; 
"  My  God,  my  life,  my  hope,"  I  saidj  . 
"  Bring  thy  salvation  nigh." 

3  My  spirit  labours  up  thine  hill, 
And  cUmbs  the  heav'nly  road ; 
But  thy  riglit  hand  upholds  me  still,  . 
WhUe  I  pursue  my  God. 

1?  Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 
The  shadow  of  thy  wings  ; 
My  heart  rejoices  in  thine  aid, 
My  tongue  awakes  and  sings. 

5  But  the  destroyei-s  of  my  peace 
Shall  fret  and  rage  in  vain  ; 
The  tempter  shall  for  ever  cease, 
And  aU  mv  sins  be  slain. 


PSALM  LXIU.  i29 

6  Thy  sword  shall  give  my  foes  to  death. 
And  send  them  down  to  dwell 
In  the  dark  caverns  of  the  earth. 
Or  in  the  deeps  of  hell. 

PSALM  03.  (L.  M.) 

JyjJ'^ir\Z  ofter  God ;  Or,  the  love  of  God  b^tter  than  lifts. 

1  1"^  REAT  Gk)d,  indulge  my  humble  claim, 
\jf  Thou  ait  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest  5 
The  glories  that  compose  thy  name 
Stand  all  engag'd  to  make  me  blest. 

3  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wise, 

Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God  ^ 
And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  ties, 

Thy  son,  thy  servant,  bought  with  blood. 

•3  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  lifted  hands, 
For  thee  I  long,  to  thee  I  look  ; 
As  travellers  in  thirsty  lands 

Pant  for  the  cooling  water  brook. 

4  With  early  feet  I  love  t'  appear 

Among  thy  saints,  and  seek  thy  face, 
Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there, 

And  felt  the  pow'r  of  sovereign  graofe. 

3  Not  fruits,  nor  wines,  that  tempt  the  taste. 
No  pleasures  that  to  sense  belong, 
Could  make  me  so  divinely  blest, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  song. 

6  My  life  itself,  without  thy  love. 

No  taste  or  pleasure  could  afford  ; 

'Twould  but  a  tiresome  burden  prove. 

If  I  were  banish'd  from  the  Lord. 

7  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

When  busy  cares  afflict  mv  head^ 


130  PSALM  LXIIL 

One  thought  of  tliee  gives  new  delight^ 
And  adds  refresliment  to  my  bed. 

8  ril  Uft  my  hands,  Til  raise  my  voice, 

While  I  have  breath  to  pi'ay  or  praise ; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice^ 
And  bless  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

PSALM  63.  (S.  M.) 

Seeking  God. 

1  l\/f"Y  God,  permit  my  tongue 
J_V_|_  This  joy.  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
And  let  my  early  cries  prevail, 
To  taste  thy  love  di\ine. 

S  My  thirsty  faulting  soul 

Thy  mercy  does  implore. 

Not  travellers  in  desert  lands, 

Can  pant  for  water  more. 

3  Within  thy  churches.  Lord, 

I  long  to  find  my  place, 
TJiy  pow'r  and  glory  to  behold. 
And  feel  thy  quick'ning  grace. 

4  For  Ufe  wthout  thy  love 

No  relish  can  afford ; 
No  joy  can  be  compar'd  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

5  To  thee  Til  lift  my  hands. 

And  praise  thee  while  I  live ; 
Not  the  ricli  dainties  of  a  feast 
Such  food  or  pleasure  give. 

6  In  wakeful  hours  of  night 

I  call  my  God  to  mind ; 
I  think  how  wse  thy  counsels  are. 
And  all  tliy  dealings  kind. 


PSALMS  LXI V,  LXV.  1 3 1 

7  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help. 

To  tliee  my  spirit  flies ; 
And  on  thy  watchful  proAidence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

8  The  shadow  of  thy  wngs 

My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 
I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

PSALM  64.  (L.  M.) 

1  £^  REAT  God,  attend  to  my  complaint, 
\J[  Nor  let  my  di^ooping  spirit  faint ; 
When  foes  in  secret  spread  the  snare, 
Let  my  salvation  be  thy  care. 

2  Shield  me  without,  and  guard  mthin, 
From  treach'rous  foes,  and  deadly  sinj 
May  envy,  lust,  and  pride  depart, 
And  heav'nly  grace  expand  my  heart. 

3  Thy  justice  and  thy  pow'r  display. 
And  scatter  far  thy  foes  away ; 
While  list'ning  nations  learn  thy  word, 
And  saints  triumphant  bless  the  Lord. 

4  Then  shall  thy  church  exalt  her  voice, 
And  all  that  love  tliy  name  rejoice ; 
By  faith  approach  thine  avfful  tlirone, 
And  plead  tlie  merits  of  thy  Son. 

PSALM  65.  Ver.  1—5.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Public  prayer  and  praise. 

1  rip  HE  praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee, 

Jl     My  God ;  and  praise  becomes  thy  house : 
There  shall  thy  saints  thy  glory  see. 
And  there  perform  their  public  vows. 


13S  PSALM  LXV. 

-2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies. 
To  save  when  humble  sinners  pray ; 
All  lands  to  thee  shall  Hft  their  eyes, 
And  ev'ry  vieldino;  heart  obev. 

3  Against  my  vnl\  my  sins  prevail, 

But  grace  sliall  purge  away  the  stain ; 
The  blood  of  Christ  will  never  fail 
To  wash  my  garments  white  again. 

4  Blest  is  the  man  whom  thou  shalt  choose. 

And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee ; 
Give  him  a  place  Avithin  thy  house, 
To  taste  thy  love  diAinely  free. 

PAUSE. 

5  Let  Babel  fear  when  Zion  prays : 

Baljel,  prepare  for  long  distress, 
^Yhen  Zion's  God  liimself  arrays 
In  terror  and  in  righteousness. 

6  With  dreadful  glory  God  fulfils 

What  kis  afiiicted  saints  request : 
And  with  almighty  wratli  reveals 
His  love,  to  give  his  churches  rest. 

7  Then  shall  the  flocking  nations  run 

To  Zion's  hill,  and  own  their  Lord ; 
The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 

Shall  see  the  Sa\iour's  name  ador'd. 

PSALM  65.  Ver.  5—13.  Second  Part  (L.  M.) 

Divine  Providence^  in  air,  earthy  and  sea  ;  or,  The  God  of  nature  aiid  grace. 

i  fTTlHE  God  of  our  salvation  heai's 

I      The  groans  of  Zion  mixt  with  tears  ; 
Yet  when  he  comes  vAih  kind  designs, 
Tlirough  all  the  way  his  tensor  shines. 


rSALM  LV.  13^ 

%  On  him  the  race  of  man  depends. 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends, 
Where  the  Creator's  name  is  known 
By  nature's  feeble  light  alone. 

3  Sailors,  that  travel  o'er  the  flood, 
Address  their  frighted  souls  to  God, 
When  tempests  rage,  and  billows  roar, 
At  dreadful  distance  from  the  shore. 

4  He  bids  the  noisy  tempest  cease  ; 
He  calms  the  raging  crowd  to  peace. 
When  a  tumult'ous  nation  raves, 
Wild  as  the  winds,  and  loud  as  waves. 

5  Whole  kingdoms,  shaken  by  the  stornh 
He  settles  in  a  peaceful  form  ; 
Mountains,  establish'd  by  his  hand. 
Firm  on  their  old  foundations  stand. 

0  Behold  his  ensigns  sweep  the  sky, 
New  comets  blaze,  and  lightnings  fly  ; 
The  heathen  lands,  with  swifl:  surprize, 
From  the  bright  horrors  turn  their  eyes. 

7  At  his  command  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  the  east,  and  leads  the  day  ; 
He  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

8  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  ev'ning  and  the  morn  rejoice 

To  see  the  earth  made  soft  mth  showers. 
Laden  vnth  fruit,  and  drest  in  flowr's. 

9  'Tis  from  his  wat'ry  stores  on  nigh 
He  gives  the  thirsty  ground  supply ; 
He  walks  upon  the  clouds,  and  thence 
Doth  his  enriching  drops  dispense. 

M 


134  PSALM  LXV. 

10  The  desert  grows  a  fmitful  field, 
Abundant  friiit  the  vaUies  yield  ; 
The  vallies  shout  Avith  cfeeerful  voice, 
And  neighboring  hills  repeat  their  joys. 

1 1  The  pastures  smile  in  green  array ; 
There  lambs  and  larger  cattle  play ; 
The  larger  cattle  and  the  lamb, 

Each  in  his  language,  speaks  thy  name. 

12  Thy  works  pronounce  thy  pow'r  divine,- 
O'er  ev'ry  field  thy  glories  shine  ; 
Through  ev'iy  month  thy  gifts  appear, 
Great  God,  thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

PSALM  65.  Tii-st  Part.  (C.  M.) 

A prayer-heaj'ing  God;  and  the  Gentiles  called. 

1  TJRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord,  for  thee  .; 
_i     There  shall  our  vows  be  paid  ; 
Thou  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray, 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 

^  Lord,  our  iniquities  prevail, 
But  pard'ning  grace  is  tliine  ; 
And  thou  Avilt  gi^ant  us  pow'r  and  skill 
To  conquer  ev'ry  sin. 

3  Blest  are  the  men  whom  thou  wilt  chooscj 

To  bring  them  near  thy  face  ; 
Give  them  a  dwelling  in  tliine  house. 
To  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

4  In  answ'ring  Avhat  thy  Church  requests. 

Thy  truth  and  terror  shine  ; 
And  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 

5  Thus  shall  the  wond'ring  nations  see 

The  Lord  is  good  and  just ; 


PSALM  LXV.  13Sr^ 

And  distant  islands  fly  to  thee, 
And  make  thy  name  their  trust. 

They  dread  thy  ghtt'ring  tokens,  Lord, 

When  signs  in  heav'n  appear ; 
But  they  shall  learn  thy  holy  word, 

And  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

PSALM  65.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  providence  of  God,  in  air^  earth,  mid  sea  ;  or,  The  blessings  of  rain. 

TIS  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 
God  of  eternal  pow'r  ; 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

Thy  morning  light  and  ev'ning  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring : 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 

Thy  flow'rs  adorn  the  spring. 

Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours. 

Heav'n,  earth,  and  air,  are  thine; 
Wlien  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  show'rs. 

The  Author  is  divine. 

Those  wand'ring  cisterns  in  the  sky. 

Borne  by  the  winds  around. 
Whose  wat'ry  treasures  well  supply 

The  furrows  of  tlie  ground. 

"5  The  tWrsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 
And  ranks  of  corn  appear  ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still. 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

PSALM  65.  Third  Part.  (C.  M.) 

T/ie  blessings  of  the  spring;  or,  God  gives  rain. 
A  Psalm  for  the  Husbandman. 

GOD  is  the  Lord,  the  heav'nly  King, 
Who  makes  the  earth  his  care  ; 


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136  PSALM  LXVl. 


'S. 


Visits  the  pastures  ev'ry  spring, 
And  bids  the  grass  appear. 

3  The  clouds,  like  rivers,  raised  on  higli. 
Pour  out,  at  his  command, 
Their  wat'ry  blessings  from  the  sky. 
To  cheer  the  thh-sty  land. 

3  The  soften'd  ridges  of  the  field 

Permit  the  corn  to  spring ; 

The  vallies  rich  provision  yield. 

And  the  poor  lab'rei^s  sing. 

4  The  little  hills  on  cv'ry  side 

Rejoice  at  faUing  show'rs  ; 
The  meadows,  drest  in  beauteous  piide. 
Perfume  the  air  with  flow'rs. 

5  The  barren  clods,  refreshed  with  rain, 

Promise  a  joyful  crop  ; 
The  parched  grounds  look  green  again. 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 

xj  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns, 
How  bounteous  are  thy  ways  ! 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs. 
And  shepherds  shout  thy  praise. 

PSALM  66.  Fh'st  Part.  (C.  M) 

Governing  pover  and  goodness  ;  or.  Our  graces  fried  by  auction. 

1  OiING,  all  ye  nations,  to  the  Lord, 
J^  Sing  with  a  joyful  noise  ; 
AVith  melody  of  sound  record 

His  honours  and  your  joys. 

2  Say  to  the  Pow'r  that  form'd  the  sky, 

"  How  terrible  art  thou ! 
'*  Sinners  before  thy  presence  fly, 
"  Or  at  tliy  feet  they  bow." 


P  PSALM  LXVI.  i37 

[3  Come,  see  the  wonders  of  our  God ; 
How  glorious  are  his  ways ! 
In  Moses'  hand  he  put  the  rod, 
And  clave  the  frighted  seas. 

4  He  made  the  ebbing  channel  dry. 

While  Isr'el  pass'd  the  flood, 
There  did  the  church  begin  their  joy, 
And  triumph  in  their  God.] 

5  He  rules  by  his  resistless  might ;. 

Will  rebel  mortals  dare 
Provoke  th'  Eternal  to  the  fight j. 
And  tempt  that  dreadful  war  ? 

6  0  bless  our  God,  and  never  cease  ;. 

Ye  saints,  fulfil  his  praise  ; 
He  keeps  our  life,  maintains  our  peace, 
And  guides  our  doubtful  ways. 

7  Lord,  thou  hast  prov'd  our  suff*'ring  souls, 

To  make  our  graces  shine  ; 
So  silver  bears  the  burning  coals, 
The  metal  to  refine. 

!    8  Through  wat'ry  deeps  and  fiery  ways 
We  march  at  thy  command, 
Led  to  possess  the  promis'd  place 
By  thine  unerring  hand. 

PSALM  66.  Ver.  13— SO.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  to  God  for  hearing  prayer. 

1  l^rOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
ll    To  that  almighty  Pow'r, 
That  heard  the  long  request  1  made 
In  my  distressful  hour. 

a  My  hps  and  cheerftd  heart  prepare 
To  make  his  mercies  known  ,-    . 


138  PSALM  LXVII. 

Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
Tlie  wonders  he  has  done. 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fell, 

I  sought  the  heavenly  aid ; 
He  sav'd  my  sinking  soul  from  hell, 
And  death's  eternal  shade. 

4  If  sin  lay  cover'd  in  my  heart, 

While  pray'r  employ'd  my  tongue. 
The  Lord  had  shewn  me  no  regard. 
Nor  I  his  praises  sung. 

5  But  God  (his  name  be  ever  blest !) 

Has  set  my  spirit  free. 
Nor  turn'd  from  him  my  poor  request. 
Nor  turn'd  liis  heart  from  me. 

PSALM  67.  (C.  M.) 

T/i€  nation^ s  prosperity y  and  the  Church's  increase. 

1   OjHTNE,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine, 
>5  With  beams  of  heav'nly  grace  ; 
Reveal  thy  pow'r  through  all  our  coastgy 
And  shew  thy  smiling  face. 

[2  Amidst  our  realm,  exalted  high, 
Do  thou  our  glory  stand  ; 
And,  like  a  wall  of  guardian  &e. 
Surround  the  fav'rite  land.] 

3  When  shall  thy  name  fi  om  shore  to  shor^. 

Sound  all  the  earth  abroad, 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God ! 

4  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands. 

Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice ; 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  exalt  his  praise. 
And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice. 


PSALM  LXVIII.  13 J 

5  He,  the  great  Lord,  the  sov'reign  Judge, 

That  sits  enthron'd  above. 
In  wisdom  rules  the  worlds  he  made, 
And  bids  them  taste  his  love. 

6  Earth  shall  obey  his  high  command, 

And  yield  a  full  increase ; 
Our  God  will  crown  his  chosen  land 
With  fruitfulness  and  peace. 

7  God,  the  Redeemer,  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favours  here, 
While  the  creation's  utmost  bound 
Shall  see,  adore,  and  fear. 

PSALM  68.  Fu^stPart.  Ver.  i_6,32— 35.  (L.M.) 

The  vengeance  and  compassion  of  God, 

1  T  ET  God  arise,  in  all  Ms  might, 
XJ  And  put  the  troops  of  hell  to  flight ; 
As  smoke,  that  sought  to  cloud  the  skies. 
Before  the  rising  tempest  flies. 

£2  He  comes,  array 'd  in  burning  flames; 
Justice  and  Vengeance  are  his  names  : 
Behold,  his  fainting  foes  ekphe, 
Like  melting  wax  before  the  fire.] 

3  He  rides  and  thunders  through  the  sky  ; 
His  name  Jehovah  sounds  on  high  : 
Sing  to  liis  name,  ye  sons  of  grace, 

Ye  saints,  rejoice  before  his  face. 

4  The  widow  and  the  fatheriess 
Fly  to  his  aid  in  sharp  distress  T 
In  him  the  poor  and  helpless  find 
A  Judge  that's  just,  a  Father  kind. 

&  He  breaks  the  captive's  heavy  chain^ 
And  pris'ners  see  the  light  again  j 


140  PSALM  Lxvnr 

But  rebels,  that  dispute  his  >vill, 

Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still. 

PAUSE. 

6  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong  ; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song  : 
His  Avond'rous  name  and  pow'rs  rehearse, 
His  honours  shall  enrich  your  verse. 

7  He  shakes  the  heav'ns  wth  loud  alarms  i 
How  terrible  is  God  in  arms ! 

In  Israel  are  his  mercies  known, 
Isr'el  is  liis  pecuUar  throne. 

8  Proclaim  him  King,  pronounce  him  blest ; 
He's  your  defence,  your  joy,  your  rest ; 
When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  faint, 
God  is  the  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 

PSALM  68.  Ver.  17,  18.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Chrisfs  ascension,  and  the  ^ft  of  the  Spirit. 

1  T   ORD,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  liigh, 
JLi  Ten  thousand  angels  fill'd  the  sky  ; 
Those  heav'nly  guards  around  thee  wait,^ 
Like  chariots  tliat  attend  thy  state. 

S  Not  Sinai's  mountain  coidd  appear 

More  gloiious,  when  the  Lord  was  there  : 
While  he  pronounc'd  his  dreadfid  law. 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe. 

3  How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 
Wien  the  rebellious  pow'rs  of  hell. 
That  thousand  souls  liad  captive  made. 
Were  all  in  chains,  like  captives,  led. 

4  Rais-d  by  his  Father  to  the  throne, 
He  sent  his  promis'd  Spirit  down. 
With  gifts  aPiil  grace  for  rebel  men, 
That  God  might  dwell  on  eaitli  again.. 


PSALMS  LXVIII,  LXIX.  141 

PSALM  68.  Ver.  19,  9,  SO,  31,  3S.  Third  Part. 

(L.  M.) 

Praise  for  temporal  blessings  ;  or,  Common  and  special  mercies. 

1  "^TITE  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good, 
V  T    Who  fills  our  hearts  witli  heav'nly  food ; 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  wth  rich  supplies. 

3  He  sends  his  sun  his  circuit  round. 

To  cheer  the  fruits,  to  warm  the  ground ; 
He  bids  the  clouds,  with  plenteous  rain. 
Refresh  the  thirsty  eai^th  again. 

3  'Tis  to  his  care  'we  owe  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death  : 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong : 

He  heals  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong, 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
The  common  blessings  of  his  love  ; 
But  the  wide  difF'rence  that  remains. 
Is  endless  joy,  or  endless  pains. 

5  The  Lord,  that  bruis'd  the  serpent's  head, 
On  all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread, 
The  stubborn  sinner's  heart  confound, 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 

(3  But  his  right  hand  his  saints  shall  raise 
From  the  deep  earth,  or  deeper  seas  ; 
And  bring  them  to  his  courts  above ; 
I'here  shall  they  taste  his  special  love. 

PSALJSI  69.  Ver.  1—14.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  sufferings  of  Christ  for  our  salvation. 

1  "  QAVE  me,  O  God,  the  swelling  floods 
Jo  "  Break  in  upon  my  soul : 
"  1  sink ;  and  sorrows  o'er  my  head 
'•  Like  mighty  waters  roll. 


443  PSALM  LXIX. 

3  "  I  cry,  'till  all  my  voice  be  gone, 
"  In  tears  I  waste  the  day ; 
"  My  God,  behold  my  longing  eyes, 
"  And  shorten  thy  delay. 

3  "  They  hate  my  soul  without  a  cause, 

'•  And  still  their  number  grows  ; 
"  More  than  the  hairs  around  my  head, 
"  And  mighty,  are  my  foes. 

4  "  'Twas  tlieti  I  paid  that  dreadful  debt, 

"  That  men  could  never  pay, 

"  And  gave  that  honour  to  thy  law 

"  Which  sinners  took  away." 

5  Thus,  in  the  great  Messiah's  name. 

The  royal  prophet  mourns ; 
Thus  he  awakes  our  hearts  to  grief, 
And  gives  us  joy  by  turns. 

6  "  Now  shall  the  saints  rejoice  and  find 

"  Salvation  in  my  name  ; 
"  For  I  have  borne  their  hea\7  load 
"  Of  sorrow,  pain,  and  shame. 

7  "  Grief,  like  a  garment,  cloth'd  me  round. 

"  And  sackcloth  was  my  dress, 
"  Wilde  I  procur'd  for  naked  souls 
"  A  robe  of  righteousness. 

8  "  Amongst  my  brethren  and  the  Jews, 

'•  1  like  a  stranger  stood, 
"And  bore  their  vile  reproach,  to  bring 
"  The  Gentiles  near  to  God. 

9  "  I  came  in  sinful  mortals'  stead 

"  To  do  my  Father's  will ; 
''  Yet,  Avhen  I  cleans 'd  my  Father's  house, 
'^  They  scandalised  my  zeal. 


I 


PSALM  LXIX.  148 

*i()  "  My  fastings  and  my  holy  groans 
"  Were  made  the  drunkard's  song ; 
''-  But  God,  from  his  celestial  throne, 
"  Heard  my  complaining  tongue. 

1 1  "  He  sav'd  me  from  the  dreadful  deep, 

"  Where  fears  beset  me  round ; 
''  He  rais'd  and  fix'd  my  sinking  feet 
'•  On  well  establish'd  ground. 

12  "  'Twas  in  a  most  accepted  hour 

"  My  pray'r  arose  on  high, 
'-  And,  for  my  sake,  my  God  shall  hear 
'•  The  dying  sinner's  cry." 

PSALM  69.  Ver.  14—^1,26,29,32.  Second 
Part.  (CM.) 

The  passion  and  exaltation  of  Christ. 

NOW"  let  our  lips,  with  holy  fear. 
And  mournful  ])leasure,  sing 
The  suff 'rings  of  our  great  High  Priest, 
The  sorrows  of  our  King. 

He  sinks  in  floods  of  deep  distress  ; 

How  high  the  waters  rise ! 
While  to  his  heav'nly  Father's  ear 

He  sends  peiT^etual  cries. 

'•  Hear  me,  O  I^ord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

"  Nor  hide  thy  shining  face  ; 
"  Wliy  should  thy  fav'iite  look  like  one 

"  Forsaken  of  thy  grace. 

'-  With  rage  they  persecute  the  man, 
"  That  groans  beneath  thy  wound. 

'-  While  for  a  sacrifice  I  pour 
^-  My  life  upon  the  ground. 


144  ,  PSALM  LXIX. 

5  "  They  tread  my  honour  to  the  dust, 
"  And  laugh  when  I  complain  ; 
"  Their  sharp  insulting  slanders  add 
"  Fresh  anguish  to  my  pain. 

0  "  All  my  reproach  is  known  to  thee, 

"  Tlie  scandal  and  the  shame  ; 
"  Reproaches  broke  my  bleeding  heart, 
"  And  lies  defile  my  name. 

7  '•  1  look  for  pity,  but  in  vain  : 

"  My  kindred  are  my  grief; 
'•  I  ask  my  friends  for  comfort  round. 
'•  But  meet  with  no  relief 

8  "  With  vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst, 

'-  They  give  me  gall  for  food ; 
"  And  sporting  with  my  dying  groans, 
"  They  triumpli  in  my  blood. 

^  "  Shine  into  my  distressed  soid, 
"  Let  thy  compassion  save  ; 
"  And  though  my  flesh  sink  down  to  death, 
"  Redeem  it  from  the  grave. 

10  "  I  shall  aiise  to  praise  thy  name, 
"  Shall  reign  in  worlds  unknown, 
"  And  thy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
"  Shall  seat  me  on  thy  throne." 

PSALM  69.  Third  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Christ^ s  obedience  and  death  ;  or,  God  glorified  and  sinners  saved. 

1  TflATHER,  I  sing  thy  wond'rous  grace, 
J7    1  bless  my  Saviour's  name, 

He  brought  salvation  for  the  poor, 
And  bore  the  sinner's  shame. 

3  His  deep  distress  has  rais'd  us  high. 
His  dutv  and  his  zeal 


PSALM  LXIX.  145 

FuliiU'd  the  law  which  mortals  broke, 
And  tinisli'd  all  thy  will. 

]  His  dying  groans,  his  li\ing  songs. 
Shall  better  please  my  God, 
Than  harp  or  trmnpet's  solemn  soumL 
Than  goat's  or  bullock's  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  foll'wers  sec, 
And  set  their  hearts  at  rest ; 
They  by  liis  death  draw  near  to  thee. 
And  live  for  ever  blest. 

;7  Let  heav'n  and  all  that  dwell  on  high 
To  God  their  voices  raise. 
While  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky. 
And  join  t'  advance  his  praise. 

6  Zion  is  thine,  most  holy  God  ; 
Thy  Son  shall  bless  her  gates  : 
And  glory,  purchas'd  by  his  blood, 
For  thine  own  Israel  waits. 


D 


PSALM  69.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ* spassioTij  and  sinners'  salvation. 

EEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord  ; 
Behold  the  rising  billows  roll. 
To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul ! 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath, 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  pow'rs  of  death. 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice  join 

To  execute  their  curst  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  pow'r  and  love 
Have  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove  ; 
Those  dreadful  sufferings  of  thy  Son 
Aton'd  for  crimes  which  we  have  done. 

N 


146  PSALM  LXIX. 

4  The  pangs  of  our  expiring  Lord 
The  honours  of  thy  law  restor'd ; 
His  sorrows  made  thy  justice  known. 
And  paid  for  follies  not  his  own. 

5  O  for  his  sake  our  guilt  forgive, 
And  let  the  mourning  sinner  Uve  ; 
The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turn'd  to  shame. 

PSALM  69.  Ver.  7,  ^'C.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ*s  svfferings  and  zeal. 

4  jfiriWAS  for  our  sake,  eternal  God, 
I      Thy  Son  sustained  that  heavy  load 
Of  base  reproach,  and  sore  disgrace, 
While  shame  defiPd  his  sacred  face. 

3  The  Jews,  his  brethren,  and  his  kin, 
Abus'd  the  man  that  check'd  their  sin  i 
While  he  fulfill'd  thy  holy  laws. 
They  hate  him,  but  without  a  cause. 

[3  "  My  Father's  house,"  said  he  "  was  made 
"  A  place  for  worship,  not  for  trade ;" 
Then  scatt'ring  all  their  gold  and  brass, 
He  scourg'd  the  merchants  from  the  place. j 

[]4  Zeal  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consum'd  his  life,  expos'd  his  blood  ; 
Reproaches  at  thy  glory  throAMi 
He  felt,  and  mourn'd  them  as  his  own.] 

[5  His  friends  forsook,  his  foU'wers  fled. 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head : 
They  curse  him  with  a  slanderous  tongue, 
And  the  false  judge  maintains  the  wrong.] 

[6  His  Ufe  they  load  with  hateful  lies, 
And  charge  his  lips  with  blasphemies : 


PSALM  LXX,  LXXI.  147 

They  nail  him  to  tlie  sliameful  tree ; 
There  hung  the  man  that  died  for  me.] 

7  But  God  beheld  ;  and  from  his  throne 
Marks  out  the  men  that  hate  his  Son : 
The  hand  that  rais'd  him  from  the  dead 
Shall  pour  the  vengeance  on  their  head. 

PSALM  70.  (C.  M.) 

Protection  against  personal  enemies. 

i  TN  haste,  O  God,  attend  my  call, 

X  Nor  hear  my  cries  in  vain ; 

O  let  thy  speed  prevent  my  fall, 

And  still  my  hope  sustain. 

2  When  foes  insidious  wound  my  name, 

And  tempt  my  soul  astray, 
Then  let  them  fall  with  lasting  shame. 
To  their  own  plots  a  prey. 

3  While  all  that  love  thy  name  rejoice, 

And  glory  in  thy  word. 
In  thy  salvation  raise  their  voice. 
And  magnify  the  Lord. 

4  0  tliou,  my  help  in  time  of  need, . 

Behold  my  sore  dismay ; 
In  pity  hasten  to  my  aid, 
Nor  let  thy  grace  delay, 

PSALM  71  •  Ver.  5^9.  First  Part.  (CM.) 

The  aged  saint's  refection  and  hope. 

1  ]\/|"Y  God,  my  everlasting  hope, 
iTi  I  live  upon  thy  truth  ; 

Tliine  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up, 
And  strengthened  all  my  youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashion'd  by  thy  pow'r, 

With  all  these  limbs  of  mine  ; 


/i 


148  PSALM  LXXI. 

And,  from  my  mother's  painful  hour. 
Pve  been  entirely  thine. 

3  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen 

Repeated  ev'ry  year  ; 
Behold,  my  days  that  vet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

4  Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  declines. 

When  hoary  hairs  arise  ; 
And  round  me  let  thy  glory  shine. 
Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 

5  Then,  in  the  hist'ry  of  my  age, 

When  men  review  my  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  ev'iy  page. 
In  ev'ry  line  thy  praise. 

PSALM  71.  Ver.  l;?,  14,  16,^3,22,  24.  Second 

'Part.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  our  strength  and  liighteousnets. 

1  ]\/I"Y  Saviour,  my  almighty  Friend, 
i_Tj[  When  I  begin  thy  praise. 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end. 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace  ? 

S  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust. 
Thy  goodness  I  adore ! 
And  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first, 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road. 
And  march  with  courage,  in  thy  strengtli. 
To  see  my  Father  God. 

4  Wlien  I  am  fiU'd  wth  sore  distress. 

Far  some  siUTprising  sin. 


PSALM  LXXI.  149 

I'll  plead  thy  perfect  righteousness, 
And  mention  none  but  thine. 

5  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 
The  vict'ries  of  my  King ! 
My  soul,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 

[0  My  tongue  shall  all  the  day  proclaim 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  ; 
His  death  has  brought  my  foes  to  shame, 
And  sav'd  me  by  his  blood.] 

7  Aw^ke,  awake,  my  tuneful  pow'rs  f 
With  this  dehghtful  song' 
I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours. 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 

PSALM  71.    Ver.  17— SI.  Third  Part.  (CM.) 

The  aged  Christian's  prayer  and  song ,-  or,  Old  oge^  deaths  and  the  resurrection, 

1  £~^  OD  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth, 
VX  The  guide  of  all  my  days, 

1  have  declar'd  thy  heav'nly  truth. 
And  told  thy  Avond'rous  ways. 

2  Wilt  tliou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs. 

And  leave  my  fainting  heart  ? 
Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years. 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart? 

a  Let  me  thy  pow'r  and  truth  proclaim  ; 
Before  the  rising  age. 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name, 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 
Attends  my  next  remove  ; 
O  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath  ^,^ 

Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love.  '^'' 

N  2 


150  PSALxM  LXXII. 

PAUSE. 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high. 
Unsearchable  thy  deeds ; 
Thy  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  my  praise  exceeds. 

8  Oft  have  I  heard  thy  threat'nings  roar, 
And  oft  endur'd  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  has  press'd  me  sore. 
Thy  grace  was  my  relief. 

7  By  long  experience  have  I  known 

Thy  sovereign  pow'r  to  save ; 
At  thy  command  I  venture  down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 

8  When  I  lie  bmled  deep  in  dusty 

My  flesh  shall  be  thy  care ; 
These  withering  Umbs  vnih  tliee  I  trust. 
To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 

PSALM  7^.  Fust  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  Kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  ^^  REAT  God,  whose  universal  sway, 
\j[  The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey 
Now  give  the  kingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  pow'r,  exalt  his  throne. 

5  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
All  heav'n  submits  to  his  commands  ; 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor. 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  no  more. 

3  With  pow'r  he  vindicates  the  just. 
And  treads  th'  oppressor  in  the  dust ;    . 
His  worship  and  his  fear  shall  last, 
'Till  hours  and  years,  and  time,  be  past 


PSALM  LXXII.  151 

4  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down  ; 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
Like  heav'nly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands,  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death. 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

6  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Brest  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise ; 
Peace,  like  a  river  from  his  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

PSALM  7S.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ's  Kingdom  among  the  Gentiles. 

1    TESUS  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
tl    Does  his  successive  journies  run ; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore^ 
'Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more, 

[3  Behold  the  nations  vrtth  their  kings  ; 
There  Europe  lier  best  tribute  brings ; 
From  north  to  south  the  princes  meet,. 
To  pay  their  homage  at  his  feet. 

3  There  Persia,  glorious  to  behold, 
And  India  shines  in  eastern  gold ; 
While  western  empires  own  their  Lord^ 
And  savage  tribes  attend  his  word.] 

4  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  endless  praises  crown  his  head  ; 
His  name  like  sweet  perfume  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

Si  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song  ^ 


4  52  PSALM  LXXIIL 

And  infant  voices  sliall  proclaim    j 
Tiieir  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

6  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns : 
The  joyfid  prisoner  bursts  his  chains  i 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 
And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

[7  Where  he  displays  his  healing  pow'r, 
Death  and  the  cui-se  are  known  no  more 
In  him  the  tiibes  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 

8  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honours  to  our  King ; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen.] 

PSALM  73.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Afflicted  saints  happy^  and  prosperous  sinners  cursed. 

i   l^rOW  I'm  convinc'd  the  Lord  is  kind 
X^    To  men  of  heart  sincere ; 
Yet  once  my  faolish  thoughts  repin'd. 
And  border'd  on  despair. 

2  I  griev'd  to  see  the  wicked  tlnive. 

And  spoke  with  angry  breath, 
"  How  pleasant  and  profane  they  live ; 
"  How  peaceful  is  their  death ! 

3  "  With  well  fed  flesh  and  haughty  eyes, 

"  They  lay  theh^  fears  to  sleep ; 
••  Against  the  heav'ns  then-  slanders  rise, 
"  While  saints  in  silence  weep. 

4  ''  In  vain  I  Uft  my  hands  to  pray, 

'-  And  cleanse  my  heart  in  vain ; 
••  For  I  am  chasten'd  all  the  day, 
^  The  night  renews  my  p^dn." 


PSALM  LXXIIT.  153 

0  Yet  while  my  tongue  indulg'd  complaints, 

1  felt  my  heart  reprove  ; 
••  Sure  1  shall  thus  oflend  tliy  saints, 
"  And  grieve  the  men  I  love." 

6  But  still  1  found  my  doubts  too  hard, 

The  conflict  too  severe, 
Till  I  retir'd  to  search  thy  word, 
And  learn  thy  secrets  there. 

7  There,  as  in  some  prophetic  glass, 

I  saw  the  sinner  sit, 
High  mounted  on  a  slipp'ry  place. 
Beside  a  tiery  pit. 

8  I  heard  the  wretch  profanely  boast, 

'Till  at  thy  frown  he  fell ; 
His  honours  in  a  dream  wxre  lost. 
And  he  awak'd  in  hell. 

9  Lord,  what  an  envious  fool  I  was ! 

How  Uke  a  thoughtless  beast ! 
Thus  to  suspect  thy  promised  grace, 
And  think  the  wicked  blest. 

10  Yet  I  was  kept  from  full  despair, 

Upheld  by  pow'r  unknown ; 
Tliat  blessed  hand  that  broke  the  snare 
Shall  guide  me  to  thy  throne. 

PSALM  73.  Ver.  23—28.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

God  our  portion  here  and  hereafter. 

1  1^  OD,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
VT  My  help  for  ever  near. 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up. 

When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Through  life's  bewilder'd  race  ; 


154  PSALM  LXXIII. 

Thine  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 

3  Were  I  in  heav'n  without  my  God, 

'Twould  be  no  joy  to  me  ; 
And  whilst  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  should  break, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint, 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 

5  Behold,  the  sinners  that  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence,  die ; 
Not  all  the  idol  gods  they  love 
Can  save  them  when  they  cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ ; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

PSALM  73.  Ver.  22,  3,  6, 17—20.  (L.  M.) 

The  prosperity  of  sinners  cursed. 

1  TT  ORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I^ 
juk  To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine, 
To  see  the  wicked  plac'd  on  high, 
In  pride  and  robes  of  honour  shine ! 

%  But  oh  their  end,  their  dreadful  end ! 
Thy  sanctuary  taught  me  so : 
On  sUpp'ry  rocks  I  see  them  stand, 
And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 

3  Now^  let  them  boast  how  tall  they  rise, 
ril  never  envy  them  again  ; 
There  they  may  stand,  with  haughty  eyes, 
Till  they  plunge  deep  in  endless  pain. 


PSALM  LXXIII.  155 

4  Their  fancy'd  joys,  how  fast  they  flee  ! 
Like  dreams  as  fleeting  and  as  vain ; 
Their  songs  of  softest  harmony 
Are  but  a  prelude  to  their  pain. 

d  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 

Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood : 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  life,  my  portion,  and  my  God. 

PSALM  73.  (S.  M.) 

The  mysteinj  of  Providetice  unfolded,  ] 

1   OURE  there's  a  righteous  God, 
O  Nor  is  religion  vain ; 
Though  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud, 
And  men  of  grace  complain. 

§  I  saw  the  wcked  rise, 

And  felt  my  heart  repine. 
While  haughty  fools,  with  scornful  eyes, 
In  robes  of  honour  shine. 

J_S  Pamper'd  with  wanton  ease. 
Their  flesh  looks  full  and  fair, 
Their  wealth  rolls  in  like  flowing  seas, 
And  grows  wthout  their  care, 

4  Free  from  the  plagues  and  pains 

That  pious  souls  endure. 
Through  all  their  life  oppression  reigns^. 
And  racks  the  humble  poor. 

5  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 

The  everlasting  God  : 
Their  malice  blasts  the  good  man's  name, 
And  spreads  their  lies  abroad.] 

6  But  I  with  flowing  tears 

Indulg'd  my  doubts  to  rise : 


15(5  PSALM  LXXIV. 

'•  Is  there  a  God  that  sees  or  hears 
"  The  things  below  the  skies!" 

7  The  tumult  of  my  thought 

Held  me  in  hard  suspense, 
,  Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought^ 
To  leani  thy  justice  thence. 

8  Thy  word  with  hght  and  pow'r 

Did  my  mistake  amend  ; 
I  Aiew'd  the  sinner's  life  before. 
But  here  I  learnt  their  end. 

9  On  what  a  slippery  steep 

The  thoughtless  wretches  go  ! 
And.  oh !  that  dreadful  fieiy  deep 
That  waits  their  fall  below ! 

10  Lord,  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 

My  thoughts  no  more  repine  : 
I  call  my  God  my  portion  now, 
And  all  my  pow'rs  are  thine. 

PSALM  74.  (C.  M.) 

The  church  pleading  ivith  God  under  sore  persecution. 

1  ^"WTILL  God  for  ever  cast  us  off? 
y  f     His  wrath  for  ever  smoke 
Against  the  people  of  his  love, 
His  Uttle  chosen  flock  ? 

S  Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bought 
With  their  Redeemer's  blood  ; 
Nor  let  thy  Zion  be  forgot, 
Wliere  once  thy  glory  stood. 

3  Lift  up  thy  feet  and  march  in  haste ; 
Aloud  our  ruin  calls  ; 
See  wliat  a  wide  and  fearful  waste 
Is  made  wthin  thy  walls. 


rSALM  LXXIV.  157 

4  WJierc  once  thy  clmrchcs  pray'd  and  sang, 

Thy  foes  profanely  rage ; 
Amid  thy  gates  their  ensigns  hang, 
And  tliere  their  hosts  engage. 

5  How  are  the  seats  of  worship  broke  ? 

They  tear  the  buildings  down  ; 
And  he  that  deals  the  heaviest  stroke 
Procures  the  chief  renown. 

G  With  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 
Thy  children  in  their  rest, 
••  Come,  let  us  burn  at  once"  (they  cry) 
'•  The  temple  and  the  priest." 

7  And,  still  to  heighten  our  distress. 
Thy  presence  is  withdrawn  : 
Thy  yvonted  signs  of  pow'r  and  grace. 
Thy  pow'r  and  grace  are  gone. 

S  No  prophet  speaks  to  calm  our  grietj 
But  all  in  silence  mourn ; 
Nor  know  tlie  times  of  our  relief. 
The  hour  of  thy  return. 

PAUSE. 

9  How  long,  eternal  God,  how  long. 

Shall  men  of  pride  blaspheme  ! 
Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song, 
And  bear  immortal  shame  ? 

10  Canst  thou  for  ever  sit  and  hear 

Thy  holy  name  profan'd  ? 
And  still  thy  jealousy  forbear, 
And  still  Avithhold  thy  hand  ? 

1 1  ^\^lat  strange  deliv'rance  hast  thou  shewa. 

In  ages  long  before  ? 

O 


158  PSALM  LXXV. 

And  now  no  other  God  we  own. 
No  other  God  adore. 

12  Thou  didst  divide  the  raging  sea 

By  thy  resistless  might, 
^o  raake  thy  tribes  a  wond'rous  way, 
And  then  secure  their  flight. 

13  Is  not  the  world  of  nature  thine, 

The  darkness  and  the  day  ? 
Didst  thou  not  bid  the  morning  shine. 
And  mark  the  sun  his  way  ? 

14  Hatli  not  thy  pow'r  form'd  ev'iy  coast, 

And  set  the  earth  its  bounds, 
With  summer's  heat  and  winter's  frost. 
In  their  pei'petual  rounds  ? 

15  And  shall  the  sons  of  earth  and  dust. 

That  sacred  pow'r  blaspheme  ! 
Will  not  thy  hand,  that  form'd  them  fii'st, 
Avenge  thine  injur 'd  name  ? 

16  Think  on  the  cov'nant  thou  hast  made. 

And  all  thy  words  of  love  : 
Nor  let  the  birds  of  prey  invade, 
And  vex  thy  trembUng  dove. 

17  Om^  foes  woidd  triumph  in  our  blood. 

And  make  our  hope  their  jest ; 
Plead  thine  own  cause,  Almighty  God. 
And  give  thy  children  rest. 

PSALM  75.  (L.M.) 

Praise  to  God  for  the  return  of  peace. 

1  rr^O  thee,  most  high  and  holy  God, 

i      To  thee  our  thankful  hearts  we  raise  ; 
Tliy  works  declare  thy  name  abioad, 

Thy  wond'rous  works  demand  our  praise. 


PSALM  LXXVI.  159 

5  To  slavery  doom'd,  tliy  chosen  sons 

Beheld  their  foes  triumphant  rise  ; 
And,  sore  opprest  by  earthly  thrones, 
They  sought  the  Sov'reign  of  the  skies. 

3  'Twas  then,  great  God,  Avith  equal  pow'r, 

Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace. 
To  scourge  their  legions  from  the  shore. 
And  save  the  remnant  of  thy  race. 

4  Thy  hand,  that  form'd  the  restless  main, 

And  rear'd  the  mountain's  awful  head, 
Bade  raging  seas  their  course  restrain, 
And  desert  wilds  receive  their  dead. 

a  Such  wonders  never  come  by  chance, 

Nor  can  the  wnds  such  blessings  blow  ; 
'Tis  God  the  Judge  doth  one  advance, 
'Tis  God  that  lays  another  low. 

6  Let  haughty  tyrants  sink  their  pride. 

Nor  lift  so  high  their  scornful  head  ; 
But  lay  their  impious  thoughts  aside. 
And  own  the  empire  God  hath  made. 

PSALM  76.  (CM.) 

Jurael  *avedf  and  the  Assyrians  destroyed;  or,  God's  vengeance  against  his  ene- 
mies  proceeds  from  his  Church. 

1  XN  Judah  God  of  old  was  known ; 
JL  His  name  in  Isr'el  gi'eat : 
In  Salem  stood  his  holy  throne, 
And  Zion  was  his  seat. 

s  Among  the  praises  of  his  saints. 
His  dweUing  there  he  chose  ; 
There  he  received  their  just  complaints, 
Against  thek  haughty  foes. 


\l  4  60  I^ALM  LXXV. 

4  3  From  Zion  went  his  dreadful  word, 

And  broke  that  threatening  spear ; 
The  bow,  the  arrows,  and  the  sword, 
And  crush'd  th'  Assyrian  war. 

1  What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else. 
But  mighty  hills  of  prey  ? 
Tlie  hill  on  which  Jehovah  dwells 
Ts  glorious  more  than  they. 

5  'Twas  Zion's  King  that  stopt  the  breath 
Of  captains  and  their  bands  ; 
The  men  of  might  sleep  fast  in  death, 
That  quells  their  warlike  hands. 

n  At  thy  rebuke,  O  Jacob's  God, 
Both  horse  and  chariot  fell  ; 
Who  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  rod  ? 
Thy  vengeance  who  can  tell  ? 

7  What  pow'r  can  stand  before  thy  sight, 
When  once  thy  wrath  appears  ? 

When  heav'n  shines  round  with  dreadful  light, 
The  earth  adores  and  fears. 

8  When  God,  in  his  own  sov'reign  ways. 
Comes  down  to  save  th'  opprest. 

The  wrath  of  man  shall  work  his  praise, 
And  he'll  restrain  the  rest. 

[9  Vows  to  the  Lord,  and  tribute  bring ; 
Ye  princes,  fear  his  frown  ; 
His  terrors  shake  the  proudest  king, 
And  smite  liis  armies  down. 

10  The  thunder  of  his  sharp  rebuke 
Our  haughty  foes  shall  feel ; 
For  Jacob's  God  hath  not  forsook. 
But  dwells  in  Zion  still.] 


PSALM  LXXVII.  161 

PSALM  Tt.  First  Pai't.  (C.  M.) 

Melancholy  assauUingy  and  hope  prevailing. 

1  rriO  God  I  cry'd  with  mournful  voice, 
i      I  sought  his  gracious  ear, 
In  the  sad  hour  when  trouble  rose, 
And  flird  my  heait  with  fear. 

»  Sad  were  my  days,  and  dark  my  nights. 
My  soul  refus'd  relief; 
I  tliought  on  God,  the  just  and  wise, 
But  thoughts  increased  my  grief. 

3  Still  I  complain'd,  and,  still  opprest, 

My  heait  began  to  break  ; 
My  God,  thy  wrath  forbade  my  rest, 
And  kept  my  eyes  awake. 

4  My  overwiiehning  sorrows  grew, 

'Till  I  could  speak  no  more  ; 
Tlien  I  within  myself  witJidrew, 
And  call'd  thy  judgments  o'er. 

5  I  caird  back  years  and  ancient  times, 

When  I  beheld  thy  face ; 
My  spirit  searched  fol'  secret  crimes. 
That  might  withhold  thy  grace. 

6  1  call'd  thy  mercies  to  my  mind. 

Which  I  enjoy 'd  l)efore ; 
And  will  the  Lord  no  more  be  kind, 
His  face  appear  no  more  ? 

7  Will  he  for  ever  cast  me  off? 

His  promise  ever  fail  ? 
Has  he  forgot  his  tender  love, 
Shall  anger  still  prevail  ? 

8  But  I  forbid  this  hopeless  thouglit, 

Tliis  darkj  despairing  frame, 

0  2 


163  PSALM  LXXVII. 

Rememb'ring  what  tliy  hand  hath  wrought: 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 

9  ril  think  again  of  all  thy  ways. 

And  talk  thy  wonders  o'er, 
Thy  wonders  of  recov'ring  grace, 
When  flesh  could  hope  no  more. 

10  Grace  dwelt  with  justice  on  the  throne  ; 

And  men  that  love  thy  word 
Have  in  thy  sanctuary  known 
The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  77.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Comfort  derived  from  ancie7it  providence  ;  or,  Israel  delivered  from  Egyptf  an 
brought  to  Canaan. 

1  "  "TTTOW  awful  is  thy  chast'ning  rod?" 
Xl  (May  thy  own  children  say ;) 
'•  The  great,  the  wse,  the  dreadful  God  \ 
"  How  holy  is  his  way !" 

s  PU  meditate  his  works  of  old, 
Who  reigns  in  heav'n  above  ; 
PU  hear  his  ancient  wonders  told, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  He  saw  the  house  of  Joseph  lie 

With  Egypt's  yoke  opprest ; 
Long  he  delay'd  to  hear  their  ciy : 
Nor  gave  his  people  rest. 

4  The  sons  of  pious  Jacob  seem'd 

Abandon 'd  to  their  foes  ; 
But  his  almighty  arm  redeem'd 
The  nation  that  he  chose. 

5  From  slavish  chains  he  sets  them  free. 

They  follow  where  he  calls ; 
He  bade  them  venture  through  the  sea. 
And  made  the  waves  theii^  walls* 


PSALM  LXXVIII.  163 

6  The  waters  saw  thee,  mighty  God, 

The  waters  saw  thee  come ; 
Backward  they  fled,  and  friglited  stood, 
To  make  thine  armies  room. 

7  Strange  was  thy  jom^ney  through  the  sea^ 

Thy  footsteps.  Lord,  unknown ; 
Terrors  attend  the  wond'rous  way. 
That  brings  thy  mercies  down. 

[8  Thy  voice,  vnth  terror  in  the  sound, 
Through  clouds  and  darkness  broke  ; 
All  heav'n  in  lightning  shone  around, 
And  earth  with  thunder  shook. 

9  Thine  arrows  through  the  skies  were  hurl'd. 

How  glorious  is  the  Lord  ! 
Surprize  and  trembling  seiz'd  the  world^ 
And  all  the  saints  ador'd. 

1 0  He  gave  them  water  from  the  rock ; 

And,  safe  by  Moses'  hand. 
Through  a  dry  desert  led  his  flock 
To  Canaan's  promised  land.] 

PSALM  78.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

J'roviileace  of  God  recorded;  or,  Pious  education  and  instruction  ofcfdldHn. 

1  T   ET  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds, 
JLi  Which  God  performed  of  old, 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 
And  which  our  fathers  told. 

%'  He  bids  us  make  liis  glories  known  ; 
His  works  of  pow'r  and  grace  ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Through  ev'ry  rising  race. 

3  Our  lips  shall  tell  them  to  our  sons^ 
And  they  again  to  their'Sj 


164  PSALM  LXXVIII. 

That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  theii'  heirs, 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn  in  God  alone 
Their  hope  securely  stands, 
That  tliey  may  ne'er  forget  liis  works. 
But  practise  liis  commands. 

PSALM  78.  Second  Part.  (CM,) 

JsraeVs  rebellion  and  punishment  /or,  The  sins  and  chastisements  of  God^t  people. 

4   ^^H  what  a  stiff  rebellious  house 
\_F  Was  Jacob's  ancient  race  ! 
False  to  their  own  most  solemn  vows. 
And  to  their  Maker's  grace  ! 

a  They  broke  the  cov'nant  of  his  love. 
And  did  his  laws  despise  ; 
Forgot  the  works  he  w^rought,  to  prove 
His  pow'r  before  their  eyes ! 

3  They  saw  the  plagues  on  Egvpt  light 

From  his  avenging  hand ; 
Wliat  dreadful  tokens  of  his  might 
Spread  o'er  the  stubborn  land  ! 

4  They  saw  him  cleave  the  mighty  sea. 

And  march  with  safety  through, 
With  wat'ry  walls  to  guard  their  w^ay, 
'Till  they  had  'scap'd  tlie  foe. 

9  A  w^ond'rous  pillar  mark'd  the  road, 
Compos'd  of  shade  and  light : 
By  day  it  pro\  'd  a  shelt'ring  cloud, 
A  leading  fire  by  night. 

6  He  from  the  rock  their  thirst  supply 'd  : 
The  gushing  waters  flow'd, 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side. 
Along  the  desert  road. 


PSALM  LXXVIII.  165 

7  Yet  they  provok'd  the  Lord  Most  High, 

And  dar'd  distrust  his  hand  : 
••  Can  he  with  bread  our  host  supply 
••  Amidst  this  barren  land  ?" 

8  The  Lord,  with  indignation,  heard, 

And  caus'd  his  wTath  to  flame ; 
His  terrors  ever  stand  prepar'd 
To  vindicate  his  name. 

PSALM  78.    Thu'd  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  punishment  of  luxury  and  intemperance  ;  or,  Chastisement  and  salvQfwn. 

1  'W'lrTHEN  Israel  sinn'd,  the  Lord  reprov'd, 

V V    And  fill'd  their  hearts  with  dread  ; 
Yet  he  forgave  the  men  he  lov'd, 
And  sent  them  heav'nly  bread. 

2  He  fed  them  with  a  liberal  hand, 

And  made  his  treasures  kno\vn ; 
He  gave  the  midnight  clouds  command 
To  pour  provision  down. 

3  The  manna,  like  a  morning  show'r, 

Lay  thick  around  tl:^eir  feet ; 
The  food  of  heav'n,  so  light,  so  pure. 
As  tliough  'twere  angels'  meat. 

4  But  they,  in  murm'ring  language,  said, 

'•  Is  manna  all  our  feast  ? 
"  We  loatlie  this  light,  tliis  airy  bread ; 
"  We  must  have  flesh  to  taste." 

5  "  Y'^e  shall  have  flesh  to  please  your  lust," 

The  Lord  in  wrath  reply'd ; 
And  sent  them  quails,  Uke  sand,  or  dust, 
Heap'd  up  on  ev'ry  side. 

6  He  gave  them  all  their  own  desire ; 

And,  greedy  as  they  fed. 


166  PSALM  LXXVIIL 

His  vengeance  burnt  with  secret  fire, 
And  smote  the  rebels  dead. 

7  When  some  were  slain,  the  rest  rctm*n'd. 

And  sought  the  Lord  with  tears : 
Under  the  rod  they  fear'd  and  mourn'd. 
But  soon  forgot  their  fears. 

8  Oft  he  chastis'd,  and  still  forgave, 

'Till  by  his  gracious  hand. 
The  nation  he  resolv'd  to  save 
Possess'd  the  promis'd  land. 

PSALM  78.  Ver.  33,  ^c.  Fourth  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Backsliding  andforifiveness  ;  or,  Si?i  punished,  aiid  saints  saved. 

1  1^  REAT  God,  how  oft  did  Isr'el  prove, 
Vjr  By  turns,  thine  anger  and  thy  love ! 
There,  in  a  glass,  our  hearts  may  see 
How  fickle  and  how  false  they  be. 

2  How  soon  the  faithless  Jews  forgot 

Th6  dreadful  wondei-s  God  had  wrought ! 
Then  they  provok'd  him  to  his  face, 
Nor  fear'd  his  pow'r,  nor  trust  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  consum'd  their  years  in  pain, 
And  made  their  travels  long  and  vain ; 

A  tedious  march  through  unknown  ways 
Wore  out  their  strength,  and  spent,  their  days. 

4  Oft,  when  they  saAV  their  brethren  slain. 
They  mourn'd,  and  sought  the  Lord  again ; 
Caird  him  the  Rock  of  their  abode, 
Their  high  Redeemer,  and  their  God. 

5  Their  pray'rs  and  vows  before  liim  rise^ 
As  flatt'ring  words,  or  solemn  lies, 
While  their  rebellious  tempers  prove 
False  to  liis  covenant  and  his  love. 


rSALM  LXXIX.  167 

Yet  could  his  sov'reign  grace  forgive 
The  men  who  ne'er  deserv'd  to  live  , 
His  anger  oft  away  he  turn'd, 
Or  else  with  gentle  flame  it  burn'd. 

He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  frail. 
He  saw  temptations  still  prevail ; 
The  God  of  Abra'm  lov'd  them  still. 
And  led  tliem  to  his  holy  hill. 

PSALM  79.  (L.  M.) 

For  the  distress  ofivar. 

BEHOLD,  0  God,  what  cruel  foes 
Thy  peaceful  heritage  invade , 
Thy  holy  temple  stands  defil'd, 
In  dust  tliy  sacred  walls  are  laid. 

Wide  o'er  the  vallies  drench'd  in  blood, 
Thy  people  fall'n  in  death  remain ; 

The  fowls  of  heav'n  their  flesh  devour. 
And  savage  beasts  divide  the  slain. 

Th'  insidting  foes,  ^vith  impious  rage, 
Reproach  thy  children  to  their  face  ; 

••  Where  is  your  God  of  boasted  pow'r, 
"  And  where  the  promise  of  his  grace?" 

Deep  from  the  prison's  homd  glooms, 
Oh  hear  the  mournful  captives  sigh. 

And  let  thy  sov'reign  pow'r  reprieve 
The  trembUng  souls  condemn'd  to  die. 

Let  those,  who  dar'd  t'  insult  thy  reign,^ 
Return  dismay'd  Avith  endless  shame, 

While  heathens,  who  thy  grace  despise. 
Shall  from  thy  vengeance  learn  thy  name. 

So  shall  thy  children,  freed  from  death, 
Eternal  songs  of  honour  raise, 


IBS  PSALM  LXXX. 

And  ev'ry  future  age  shall  tell 

Thy  sov'reign  pow'r  and  pard'ning  grace. 

,  PSALM  80.  (L.  M.) 

The  C'/iurch^ 9  prat/cr  nmler  affliction  ;  or,  The  vineyard  of  God  roasted. 

1  1^  RE  AT  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 

\lW  Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  led  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  vsheep. 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep, 

S  Thy  church  is  in  the  deseit,  Lord, 
Shine  from  on  high,  and  light  afford  5 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore. 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Great  God,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
How  long  shall  we  lament  and  pray. 
And  wait  in  vain  thy  kind  return  ? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  ? 

^  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread. 
Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PAUSE  the  First. 

5  Hast  thou  not  planted  with  thy  hands 
A  lovely  vine  in  heathen  lands  ? 
Did  not  thy  pow'r  defend  it  round. 
And  heav'nly  dews  enrich  the  ground  ? 

^  How^  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  the  fruit  ? 
But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 

7  Whv  is  her  beautv  thus  defac'd  ? 
Whv  hast  thou  laid  her  fences  waste  ? 


PSALM  LXXXI.  169 

Strangers  and  foes  against  her  join. 
And  ev'ry  beast  devours  thy  vine. 

8  Return,  ahiiighty  God,  return ; 

Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PAUSE  the  Second. 

9  Lord,  when  tliis  vine  in  Canaan  grew, 
Thou  wast  its  strength,  and  glory  too ! 
Attack'd  in  vain  by  all  its  foes, 

'Till  the  fair  branch  of  promise  rose. 

10  Fair  branch,  ordain'd  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root  ; 
Himself  a  noble  vine,  and  we 

The  lesser  branches  of  the  tree. 

1 1  'Tis  thy  own  Son ;  and  he  shall  stand. 
Girt  with  thy  strength,  at  thy  right  hand ; 
Thy  first-born  Son,  adorn'd  and  blest 
With  pow'r  and  grace  above  the  rest. 

12  0!  for  his  sake,  attend  our  cry, 
Shine  on  thy  churches,  lest  they  die  ; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore. 
We  shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 

PSALM  81.  Ver.  1,8—16.  (S.  M.) 

The  ivaming  of  God  to  Ids  people  ;  or,  Spiritual  blessings  and  punishments, 

1   OING  to  the  Lord  aloud, 
O  And  make  a  joyful  noise  ; 
God  is  our  strength ;  our  Saviour  God  ; 
Let  Isr'el  liear  his  voice. 

From  idols  false  and  vain 
"  Preserve  my  rights  divine ,; 

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170  PSALM  LXXXIL 

"  I  am  the  Lord,  who  broke  thy  chain 
"  Of  slav'ry  and  of  sin. 

3  "  Stretch  thy  desires  abroad, 

"  And  ril  supply  them  well  ; 
"  But  if  ye  will  refuse  your  God, 
"  If  Isr'el  will  rebel, 

4  "  I'll  leave  them,*'  saith  the  Lord, 

"  To  their  own  lusts  a  prey, 
"  And  let  them  run  the  dang'rous  road ; 
'-  'Tis  their  own  chosen  way. 

5  "  Yet,  O !  that  all  my  saints 

'-  Would  hearken  to  my  voice ! 
"  Soon  I  would  ease  then'  sore  complaints, 
"  And  bid  their  hearts  rejoice. 

6  ••  While  I  destroy  their  foes, 

"  I'll  richly  feed  my  flock, 
"  And  they  shall  taste  the  stream  that  flows 
"  From  their  eternal  rock." 

PSALM  8S.  (L.  M.) 

God  the  Supreme  Governor  ;  or,  Magistrates  Tvamed. 

1      A   MONG  th'  assemblies  of  the  great 
J\^  A  greater  Ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
Tlie  God  of  heav'n,  as  Judge,  sun^eys, 
Those  gods  on  earth,  and  all  their  ways. 

t  Why  will  ye  frame  oppressive  laws  ? 
Or  why  support  th'  unrighteous  cause  ? 
When  ^\i\\  ye  once  defend  the  poor. 
That  foes  may  vex  the  saints  no  more. 

S  They  know  not,  Lord,  nor  will  tliey  know, 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  whicli  they  go  ; 
Their  name  of  earthly  gods  is  vain. 
For  they  shall  fall  and  die  like  men. 


PSALM  LXXXIIL  171 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess  his  universal  throne, 
And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod ; 
He  is  our  Judge,  and  he  our  God. 

PSALM  83.  (S.  M.) 

.?  complaint  against  persecutors. 

1  4  ND  will  the  God  of  grace 
J\^  Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 
The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace, 

And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  ? 

2  Behold  what  cursed  snares 

The  men  of  mischief  spread  ; 
The  men  that  hate  thy  saints  and  thee 
Lift  up  their  threat'ning  head. 

3  Against  tliy  hidden  ones 

Their  counsels  they  employ, 
And  malice,  with  her  watchful  eye, 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 

4  "  Come,  let  us  join,"  they  cry, 

'•'  To  root  them  from  the  ground, 
'•  Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain^ 
'•  Nor  mem'ry  shall  be  found." 

5  Awake,  almighty  God, 

And  call  thy  wTath  to  mind  ; 
Give  them,  Uke  forests,  to  the  Are, 
Or  stubble  to  the  vrtnd. 

6  Convince  their  madness.  Lord, 

And  make  them  seek  thy  name ; 
Or  else  their  stubborn  rage  confound, , 
That  they  may  die  in  shame. 

7  Then  shall  the  nations  know 

Thy  glorious  dreadful  word. 


I7S    '  PSALM  LXXXIV. 

Jehovah  is  thy  name  alone, 
And  thou  the  sov'reign  Lord. 

PSALM  84.  First  Part.  (L.  M) 

Thepleaauve  of  public  vorship. 

1  TTOW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair,  ♦ 
JlX  0  Lord  of  hosts;  thy  dweUings  are  ! 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints, 

To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine  abode, 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God  ! 
My  God !  my  King !  why  shoidd  I  be 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  and  thee  ? 

,3  The  sparrow  chuses  wliere  to  rest, 
And  for  her  young  pro\ides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  God  to  sparrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  liis  children  want  ? 

4  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high. 
Around  thy  throne  above  the  sky  ; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

5  Blest  are  tlie  souls,  who  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace ; 
There  to  behold  tliy  gentler  rays. 

And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

6  Blest  are  the  men,  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  ; 

God  is  their  strength  ;  and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

7  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growng  strength. 
'Till  all  shall  meet  in  heav'n  at  length  ; 
'Till  all  before  thy  face  appear. 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 


PSALM  LXXXIV.  173  'I 

PSALM  84.  Second  Part,  (L.  M.)  i 

God  and  his  cJtttrch;  or,  Grace  and  glory.  \ 

1  g^  REAT  God,  attend,  while  Zion  sings 
VX  The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs  i 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

S  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  pow'r, 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

8  God  is  our  Sun,  he  makes  our  day ; 
God  is  our  Shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  aU  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
From  foes  without,  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  gi-ace  will  God  bestow. 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too ! 
He  gives  us  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heav'n  obey. 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee, 
Bless'd  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee. 

PSALM  84.  Ver.  1,  S,  3, 10.  Paraphrased.  (C.  M.) 

Delight  in  ordinances  of-vorship;  or,  God  present  in  his  churches. 

1  l\y|"Y  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place, 
i\JL  To  which  thy  God  resorts  ! 
'Tis  heav'n  to  see  his  smiling  face, 

Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  pow'r  displays, 

F  2 


174  PSALM  LXXXIV. 

And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes, 
With  kind  and  quick'ning  rays. 

3  Witli  his  rich  gifts  the  heav'nly  Dove 
Descends  and  fills  the  place, 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wond'rous  love. 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 

4^  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 
The  secrets  of  thy  will ; 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercies  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

PAUSE. 

5  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee. 

While  far  from  thine  abode  ; 
When  shall  I  tread  thy  courts,  and  see 
My  Saviour,  and  my  God  ^ 

6  The  sparrow  builds  herself  a  nest, 

And  suffers  no  remove  : 
0  make  me,  like  the  sparrows  blest, 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  sit  one  day  beneath  thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds  a  whole  eternity 
Employ'd  in  carnal  joys. 

8  Lord,  at  thy  threshold  I  would  wait. 

While  Jesus  is  within. 
Rather  than  fill  a  throne  of  state, 
Among  the  tents  of  sin. 

9  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land. 

And  the  more  boundless  sea. 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand, 
rd  give  them  both  away. 


PSALM  LXXXIV.  175 

PSALM  84.  As  the  148th  Psahii. 

Longing  for  the  House  of  God. 

1  T  ORD  of  the  worlds  above, 
JLi  How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love. 

Thy  earthly  temples,  are ! 

To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires, 
With  warm  desires. 

To  see  my  God. 

2  The  sparrow  for  her  young, 

With  pleasm-e,  seeks  a  nest, 
And  wand'ring  swallows  long 
To  find  theu^  wonted  rest  \ 
My  spirit  faints, 
With  equal  zeal, 
To  rise  and  dwell 
Among  thy  saints. 

3  0  happy  souls  that  pray, 

AVhere  God  appoints  to  hear ! 
O  happy  men  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there ! 
They  praise  thee  still ; 
And  happy  they 
That  love  the  way 
To  Zion's  hill. 

4  Tliey  go  from  strength  to  strength, 

Througli  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
'Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
'Till  each  in  heav'n  appears. 
0  glorious  seat. 
When  God  our  King 
Shall  tliither  bring 
Our  willing  feet. 


176  PSALM  LXXXV. 

PAUSE. 

5  To  spend  one  sacred  day, 

Where  God  and  saints  abide. 
Affords  diviner  joy 

Than  thousand  days  beside  : 
Where  God  resoils, 
I  love  it  more 
To  keep  the  door 
Than  shine  in  courts. 

6  God  is  our  sun  and  shield. 

Our  light,  and  our  defence  ; 
With  gifts  our  hands  are  fiU'd, 
We  draw  our  blessings  thence  , 
He  shall  bestow. 
On  Jacob's  race. 
Peculiar  grace 
And  glory  too. 

7  The  Lord  his  people  loves ; 

His  hand  no  good  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves,. 
From  pure  and  pious  souls ; 
Thrice  happy  he, 
O  God  of  hosts. 
Whose  spirit  trusts 
Alone  in  thee. 

PSALM  85.  Ver.  1—8.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Waiting  for  an  answer  to  prayer  ;  or,  Deliverance  begun  and  completed. 

1  TT   ORD,  thou  hast  call'd  thy  grace  to  mind, 
JLi  Thou  hast  revers'd  our  heavy  doom ; 
So  God  forgave,  when  Isr'el  sinn'd. 

And  brought  his  wand'ring  captives  home. 

g  Thou  hast  begun  to  set  us  free, 

And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate ; 


PSALMS  LXXXV,  LXXXVI.         177 

Now  let  our  hearts  be  turn'd  to  thee, 
And  our  salvation  be  complete. 

;  Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 

And  let  thy  saints  in  thee  rejoice : 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulfil  thy  word ; 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 

i  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say  ; 

He'll  speak,  and  give  his  people  peace ; 
But  let  them  run  no  more  astray. 
Lest  his  returning  wrath  increase. 

PSALM  85.  Ver.  9,  ^c.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Salvation  by  Christ, 


'S 


ALVATION  is  for  ever  nigh 


The  souls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord  ; 
And  gi'ace,  descending  from  on  high, 
Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 

3  Mercy  and  truth  on  earth  are  met,     [heav'n ! 
Since   Christ   the   Lord  came  down  from 
By  his  obedience,  so  complete. 

Justice  is  pleas'd,  and  peace  is  giv'n. 

3  Now  truth  and  honour  shall  abound, 

Religion  dwell  on  earth  again. 
And  heav'nly  influence  bless  the  ground 
In  our  Redeemer's  gentler  reign. 

4  His  righteousness  is  gone  before. 

To  give  us  free  access  to  God ; 
Our  wand'ring  feet  shall  stray  no  more, 
But  mark  his  steps,  and  keep  the  road. 

PSALM  86.  Ver.  8—13.  (CM.) 

A  general  song  of  praise  to  God. 

1     A   MONG  the  princes,  earthly  gods, 
XjL  There's  none  hath  pow'r  di\i.ne  i 


178  fSALM  LXXXVII. 

Nor  is  their  nature,  mighty  Lord, 
Nor  are  their  works  Uke  thine. 

S  The  nations  thou  hast  made  shall  bring 
Their  oft''rings  round  thy  throne  ; 
For  thou  alone  dost  wond'rous  things. 
For  thou  art  God  alone. 

3  Lord,  r  would  walk  \vith  holy  feet ; 

Teach  me  thine  heav'nly  ways,     ^ 
And  all  my  wandering  thoughts  unite 
In  God  my  Father's  praise. 

4  Great  is  thy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 

Shall  those  sweet  wonders  tell, 
How  by  thy  grace  my  sinking  soul 
Rose  from  the  deeps  of  hell. 

PSALM  87.  (L.  M.) 

The  Church  the  birth-place  oftJte  saints;  or,  J<r,vs  and  Gentiles  unitedin  tJte 
Christian  Church. 

1  £^  OD  in  Ms  eartlily  temple  lays 

VJT  Foundation  for  his  heav'nly  praise  5 
He  lik'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  well. 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  mercy  visits  ev'ry  house, 

Tliat  pay  their  night  and  morning  vows  5 
But  makes  a  more  dehghtful  stay, 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray. 

3  What  glories  were  describ'd  of  old  ! 
What  wonders  are  in  Zion  told ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below. 

Thy  fame  shall  Tyre  and  Egy-pt  know. 

4  Egypt  and  Tyre,  and  Greek  and  Jew. 
Shall  there  begin  their  lives  anew^, 
Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing 
The  hill  where  living  waters  spiing. 


PSALM  LXXXVIII.  179 

5  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in  his  holy  mount, 
'Twill  be  an  honour  to  appear 
As  one  new  born  and  nourished  there. 

PSALM  88.  As  the  113th. 

Loss  of  friends,  and  absence  of  divine  grace. 

1   1^  GOD  of  my  salvation,  hear 

\y    My  nightly  groan,  my  daily  pray*r, 

That  still  employ  my  wasting  breath  ; 
My  soul,  declining  to  tlie  grave, 
Implores  thy  sovereign  pow'r  to  save 

From  dark  despair  and  lasting  death. 

3  Thy  wrath  lies  heavy  on  my  soul. 
And  waves  of  sorrow  o'er  me  roll, 

While  dust  and  silence  spread  the  gloom ; 
My  friends  belov'd  in  happier  days. 
The  dear  companions  of  my  ways, 
Descend  around  me  to  the  tomb. 

3  As  lost  in  lonely  grief  1  tread 

The  mournful  mansions  of  the  dead, 
Or  to  some  throng'd  assembly  go ; 
Through  all  alike  I  rove  alone, 
While,  here  forgotten,  there  unknown. 
The  change  renews  my  piercing  woe. 

4  And  why  will  God  neglect  my  call  ? 
Or  who  shall  profit  by  my  faU, 

When  life  departs  and  love  expires  ? 
Can  dust  and  darkness  praise  the  Lord  ? 
Or  wake,  or  brighten,  at  his  word. 

And  tune  the  harp  with  heav'niy  choirs  ? 

5  Yet,  through  each  melancholy  day, 
I've  pray'd  to  thee,  and  still  will  pray, 

Imploring  still  thy  kind  i^eturn —  ' 


I 


180  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

But  oh !  my  friends,  my  comforts,  fled, 
And  all  my  kindred  of  the  dead. 

Recall  my  wand'ring  thoughts  to  motm. 

PSALM  89.  Fh^st  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  Coveiimit  made  icith  Christ ;  or,  The  true  David. 

1  ~J7(0REVER  shall  my  song  record 
MJ    The  truth  and  mercy  of  the  Lord  : 
Mercy  and  truth  for  ever  stand, 
Like  heav'n  estabhsh'd  by  liis  hand. 

3  Thus  to  his  Son  he  sware,  and  said, 
^'  With  thee  my  covenant  first  is  made ; 
^-  In  thee  shall  dying  sinners  hve ; 
"  Gloiy  and  grace  are  thine  to  give. 

3  "  Be  thou  my  Prophet,  thou  my  Priest ; 
"  Thy  children  shall  be  ever  blest ; 

"  Thou  art  my  chosen  King,  thy  throne 
"  Shall  stand  eternal,  like  my  own. 

4  "  There's  none  of  all  my  sons  above 
"  So  much  my  image  or  my  love  ; 

"  Celestial  powers  thy  subjects  are, 

'•  Then  what  can  earth  to  thee  compare  ? 

5  '•  David,  my  sei^ant,  whom  I  chose 

"  To  guard  my  flock,  to  crush  my  foes  ; 
"  And  rais'd  him  to  the  Jewish  throne, 
•'  Was  but  a  shadow  of  my  Son." 

6  Now  let  the  church  rejoice  and  sing 
Jesus  her  Saviour,  and  her  King : 
Angels  his  heav'nly  wonders  show. 
And  saints  declare  his  works  below. 


PSALM  89.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  faithfulness  of  God. 


'M' 


never-ceasing  song  shall  show 


The  mercies  of  the  Lord  ; 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  181 

And  make  succeeding  ages  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

8  The  sacred  truths  his  hps  pronounce 
Shall,  firm  as  heav'n,  endure  ; 
And  if  he  speak  a  promise  once. 
Th'  eternal  grace  is  sure. 

3  How  long  the  race  of  David  held  ^ 

The  promis'd  Jewsh  throne ! 
But  there's  a  nobler  cov'nant  seaVd 
To  David's  greater  Son. 

4»  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 
A  throne  above  the  skies  ; 
The  meanest  subject  of  his  grace 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

5  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wond'rous  ways 
Are  sung  by  saints  above ; 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
To  thy  unchanging  love. 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  7,  ^-c  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  potoer  and  majesty  of  God ;  or,  Reverential  toorship . 

i  \li7JTH  rev'rence  let  the  saints  appear, 
V  T     And  bow  before  the  Lord, 
His  high  commands  vrtth  rev'rence  hear. 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

%  How  terrible  thy  glories  rise ! 

How  briglit  thine  armies  shine ! 
Where  is  the  pow'r  with  thee  that  vies. 
Or  truth  compar'd  with  thine  ? 

a  The  northern  pole  and  southern,  rest 
On  thy  supporting  hand  ; 
Darkness  and  day,  from  east  to  west. 
Move  round  at  thv  command. 

4 


182  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

4  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  controul. 

And  rule  the  boisterous  deep  ; 
Thou  mak'st  the  sleeping  billows  roll. 
The  rolling  billows  sleep. 

5  Heav'n,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea,  are  thine. 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell  ; 
They  saw  tliine  arm  in  vengeance  shine. 
When  Egypt  durst  rebel. 

6  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne. 

Yet  wond'rous  is  thy  grace ! 
Wliile  truth  and  mercy,  join'd  in  one, 
Invite  us  near  thy  face. 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  15,  ^c.  Third  Part.  (C.  M.) 

^5  blessed  Gospel. 

1  XJ  LEST  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 
Xj  The  gospel's  joyful  sound ! 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  tlieir  steps  surround. 

^  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 
Through  their  Redeemer's  name  ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
And  fills  their  foes  with  shame. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 
Strengtli  and  salvation  gives  ! 
Isr'el,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  lives. 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  19,  ^c.  Foui-th  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Chriafa  mediatorial  kingdom;  or,  Ilia  divine  and  human  nature. 

1  tttEAR  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said. 
X J_  And  made  his  mercies  known : 
•'  Sinners,  behold,  your  help  is  laid 
'-  On  my  Almighty  Son. 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  183 

2  "  Behold  the  man  my  wisdom  chose 

"  Among  your  mortal  race  : 
"  His  head  my  holy  oil  o'erflows 
"  With  full  supplies  of  grace. 

3  "  High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne, 

"  My  people's  better  King ; 
••  My  arm  shall  beat  his  rivals  down, 
"  And  still  new  subjects  bring. 

1  "  My  truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way, 
"  Witli  mercy  by  his  side ; 
''  While  in  my  name,  o'er  earth  and  sea, 
"  He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 

d  "  Me  for  his  Father,  and  his  God, 
"  He  shall  for  ever  own, 
''  Call  me  his  rock,  his  high  abode, 
"  And  I'll  support  my  Son. 

6  "  My  first-born  Son,  array'd  in  grace, 

"  At  my  right  hand  shall  sit, 
"  Beneath  him  angels  know  their  place, 
"  And  monarchs  at  his  feet. 

7  "  My  cov'nant  stands  for  ever  fast, 

"  My  promises  are  strong ; 
'•  Firm  as  the  heav'ns  his  throne  shall  last, 
"  His  seed  endure  as  long." 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  30,  ^c.  Fifth  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  covenant  of  Grace  unchangeable;  or.  Affliction  xvithout  rejection. 

1  '•  X^ET,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  if  David's  race, 

JL    "  The  children  of  my  Son, 
"  Should  break  my  laws,  abuse  my  grace, 
"  And  tempt  mine  anger  down  ; 

2  "  Their  sins  I'll  visit  with  the  rod, 

"  And  make  their  follies  smart  r 


\ 


A 


184*  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

"  But  ril  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
"  Nor  from  my  truth  depart. 

3  "  My  cov'nant  I  will  ne'er  revoke, 

"  But  keep  my  grace  in  mind ; 
"  And  what  my  love  eternal  spoke, 
"  Eternal  truth  shall  bind. 

4  "  Once  have  1  sworn  (I  need  no  more) 

"  And  pledg'd  my  holiness, 
"  To  seal  the  sacred  promise  sure, 
"  To  David  and  his  race. 

5  '•  The  sun  shall  see  his  offspring  rise, 

"  And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
••  Long  as  he  travels  round  the  skies, 
"  To  give  the  nations  day. 

i]  '•  Sure  as  the  moon  that  rules  the  njght 
"  His  kingdom  shall  endure, 
'-'  'Till  the  fix'd  laws  of  shade  and  light 
"  Shall  be  observ'd  no  more." 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  47,  ^c.  Sixth  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Mortality  and  Hope. — A  Funeral  Psalm. 

1  1|3  EMPMBER,  Lord,  our  mortal  etate, 
m\  How  frail  our  life,  how  short  the  date  ! 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  his  breath, 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

^  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die, 
Our  flesh  and  strength  repine,  and  cry, 
•'  Must  deatli  for  ever  rage  and  reign ! 
"  Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain  ? 

3  "  Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just ! 
"  Are  not  thy  servants  turn'd  to  dust?" 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  siglis, 
And  sees  the  sleeping  dust  arise. 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  185 

4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day, 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away, 
And  clears  the  honour  of  thy  word : 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  89.  Ver.  47,  «jc.  Last  Part. 
As  the  113th  Psalm. 

Zi/e,  deathy  arid  the  resurrection. 

1  rriHINK,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man, 

I      How  few  his  hours,  how  short  his  span! 
Short  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave : 
Who  can  secure  his  vital  breath 
Against  the  bold  demands  of  death, 
With  skill  to  fly,  or  pow'r  to  save  ? 

5  Lord,  shall  it  be  for  ever  said, 

'•  The  race  of  man  was  only  made 

"  For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust  ?'* 
Are  not  thy  servants,  day  by  day, 
Sent  to  their  graves,  and  turn'd  to  clay  ? 
Lord,  Where's  thy  kindness  to  the  just  ? 

3  Hast  tliou  not  promised  to  thy  Son, 
And  all  his  seed,  a  heav'nly  crown  ? 

But  flesh  and  sense  indulge  despair  ; 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  faith  can  read  his  holy  word, 

And  find  a  resurrection  there. 

i  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
Who  gives  his  saints  a  long  reward. 

For  all  their  toil,  reproach  and  pain  ; 
Let  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Join  to  proclaim  thy  wond'rous  lovCj 
\nd  each  repeat  their  loud  Jiinen. 


186  I'SALM  XC, 

PSALM  90.  (L.  M.) 

Man  mortal^  and  God  eternal. — A  mournful  sonjj  at  a  funerah 

1  rr^HROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 

1      Tliou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode  r 
High  was  thy  throne,  e'er  heav'n  was  made, 
Or  eai1h  thy  humble  foot-stool  laid. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reign'd  e'er  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashion'd  into  man : 

And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure. 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  But  man,  weak  man,  is  born  to  die, 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity : 

Thy  dreadful  sentence.  Lord,  was  just, 
"  Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

r4  A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce  to  a  day  in  thine  account ; 
Like  yesterday's  departing  light ; 
Or  the  last  watch  of  enduig  night.] 

PAUSE. 

5  Death,  like  an  oveiHowing  stream, 
Sweeps  us  away ;  our  life's  a  di-eam^ 
An  empty  tale ;  a  morning  flow^'r. 
Cut  dow^n  and  wither'd  in  an  hour. 

[6  Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set ; 

How  short  the  time !  how  frail  the  state  !- 

And  if  to  eighty  we  arrive, 

We  rather  sigh  and  groan,  than  live. 

7  But  oh,  how  oft  thy  wrath  appears, 
And  cuts  off  our  expected  years ! 
Thy  wTath  aw^akes  our  humble  dread  : 
W^e  fear  the  pow'r  that  strikes  us  dead.] 

8  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man ; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  the  span, 


PSALM  XC.  187 

'Till  a  wise  care  of  piety 

Fit  us  to  die,  and  dwell  with  thee. 

PSALM  90.  Ver.  1—9.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Manfraily  and  God  eternal. 

1   /^UR  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
\j  Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast. 
And  our  eternal  home. 

3  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  throne 
Thy  saints  have  dwelt  secure  ; 
Sufficient  is  tliine  arm  alone^ 
And  my  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  receiv'd  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust. 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men ;" 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

^  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 
Are  like  an  ev'ning  gone ; 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

[6  The  busy  tribes  of  flesh  and  blood, 
With  all  their  lives  and  cares. 
Are  carried  downwards  by  the  flood, 
And  lost  in  following  years. 

7  Time,  hke  an  ever-rolling  stream, 
Bears  all  its  sons  away. 
They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream, 
Dies  at  the  op'ning  day. 


188  PSALM  XC. 

8  Like  flow'ry  fields  the  nations  stand, 

Pleas 'd  with  the  morning  light ; 
The  flow'rs  beneath  the  mower's  hand 
Lie  withering  ere  'tis  night.] 

9  Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come. 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

PSALM  90.  Ver.  8, 11, 2, 10, 12.  Second  Pail. 
(C.  M.) 

Infirmities  and  mortality  the  effect  of  sin  ;  or,  life^  eld  a^e,  and  preparation 
for  death. 

i  T  ORD,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
JLi  And  justice  gi'ows  severe, 
Thy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts. 
And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust ; 

By  one  offence  to  thee, 
Adam,  with  all  his  sons,  have  lost 
Their  immortality. 

3  Life,  hke  a  vain  amusement,  flies 

A  fable,  or  a  song ; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dies, 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

To  three-score  years  and  ten  ; 
And  all  beyond  that  short  account 
Is  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

[5  Our  vitals,  with  laborious  strife, 
Bear  up  the  crazy  load. 
And  drag  these  poor  remains  of  life 
Along  the  tiresome  road.] 


PSALM  XC.  189 

6  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy  love, 

And  not  thy  wrath  alone  ; 
Oh  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  thy  throne. 

7  Our  souls  would  learn  the  heav'nly  art 

T'  improve  the  hours  we  have, 
That  we  may  act  the  wiser  part, 
And  live  beyond  the  grave. 

PSALM  90.  Ver.  13,  ^c.  Thu'd  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Breathing  after  heaven. 

i  XJ  ETURN,  O  God  of  love,  return  ; 
JLl;  Earth  is  a  tiresome  place ; 
How  long  shall  we,  thy  children,  mourn 
Our  absence  from  thy  face  ? 

5  Let  heav'n  succeed  our  painful  years, 
Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 
And  in  proportion  to  our  tears 
So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show, 

Make  thy  own  work  complete  ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know. 
And  own  thy  love  was  great. 

4  Then  shall  we  shine  before  thy  throne 

In  all  thy  beauty,  Lord : 
And  the  poor  service  we  have  done 
Meet  a  divine  reward. 

PSALM  90.  Ver.  5,  10,  IS.  (S.  M.) 

The  frailty  and  shortness  of  life. 

1  X  ORD,  what  a  feeble  piece 
JLA  Is  this  our  mortal  frame  ! 
Our  life !  how  poor  a  trifle  'tis, 
That  scarce  deserves  the  name ! 


1 


190  PSALM  XCI. 

2  Alas,  the  brittle  clay 

That  built  our  body  first ! 
And  ev'ry  month,  and  ev'ry  day, 
'Tis  mouldering  back  to  dust. 

3  Our  moments  fly  apace. 

Our  feeble  powers  decay. 
Swift  as  a  flood  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

4  Yet,  if  our  days  must  fly, 

Well  keep  their  end  in  sight, 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way. 
And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

5  They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er 

This  life's  tempestuous  sea : 
Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

PSALM  91.  Ver.  1—7.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Safely  in  public  diseases  and  dangers. 

1  TTT^  ^hat  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
JjL  Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  his  head. 

^  Then  will  I  say,  "  My  God,  thy  pow'r 
"  Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tow'r : 
"  I,  that  am  form'd  of  feeble  dust, 
"  Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  tmst." 

3  Thrice  happy  man !  thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare  ; 
From  Satan's  wiles,  who  still  betrays 
Unguarded  souls  a  thousand  ways. 

4  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood,  jj^^B 
From  birds  of  prey  that  seek  their  blood^^^ 


PSALM  XCI.  191 

The  Lord  his  faitlifiil  saints  shall  guard. 
And  endless  life  be  their  reward. 

5  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire  ; 

God  is  their  life,  his  wings  are  spread, 
To  shield  them  with  an  healthful  shade. 

6  If  vapours,  with  malignant  breath, 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death, 
Is'rel  is  safe  :  the  poison'd  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Isr'ePs  God  be  there. 

PAUSE. 

7  What  though  a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
Around  thy  path  ten  thousand  died, 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves 
Amongst  the  dead,  amidst  the  graves. 

8  So  when  he  sent  his  angel  down. 
To  make  his  wrath  in  Egypt  known. 
And  slew  their  sons,  his  careful  eye 
Past  all  the  doors  of  Jacob  by. 

9  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword. 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest, 
Tlieir  very  pains  and  deaths  are  blest 

10  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire. 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire ; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free. 
And  bring  thy  children.  Lord,  to  thee. 

PSALM  91.  Ver.  9— 16.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Protection  from  deaths  guard  of  angels,  victoinj  and  deliverance. 

1  "VTE  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 
jL     Expos'd  to  ev'ry  snare, 
Come,  make  tlie  Lord  your  dwelling-place^ 
And  try,  and  trust  his  care. 


iya  PSALM  XCH. 

s  No  ill  shaU  enter  whei^  you  dwell ; 
Or  if  the  plague  come  nigh, 
And  sweep  the  wicked  down  to  hell 
'Tt\111  raise  the  saints  on  high. 

3  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways  ; 
To  watch  your  pillow  while  you  sleep, 
And  guard  your  happy  days. 

4  Their  hands  shall  bear  you,  lest  you  fall. 

And  dash  against  the  stones ; 

Are  they  not  servants  at  his  call, 

And  sent  t'  attend  his  sons  ? 

5  Adders  and  lions  ye  shall  tread ; 

The  tempter's  wiles  defeat : 
He  that  hath  bruis'd  tlie  serpent's  head 
Puts  him  beneath  your  feet. 

6  "  Because  on  me  they  set  their  love, 

"  ril  save  them,"  saith  the  Lord  ; 
"  I'll  bear  their  joyful  souls  above 
"  Destiiiction  and  the  sword. 

7  "  My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call, 

"  In  trouble  I'll  be  nigh : 
'•  My  pow'r  shall  help  them  when  they  fall, 
'-  And  raise  them  when  they  die. 

8  "  Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have  know^n^ 

"  I  honour  will  in  heav'n ; 
"  There  my  salvation  shall  be  sliown, 
"  And  endless  life  be  giv'n." 


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PSALM  93.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

^  Psalm  for  the  Lord's  day. 

WEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks  and  sing, 


I 


PSALM  XCll.  i93 

To  shew  thy  love  by  morning  light, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest. 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast : 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found. 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound. 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  liis  works,  and  bless  his  word  ; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine  ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels !  how  divine ! 

4  Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high  ; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die : 
Like  gi'ass  they  flourish,  till  thy  breach 
Blast  them  in  everlasting  death. 

5  But  1  shall  share  a  glorious  part. 
When  grace  hath  well  refln'd  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed. 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

6  Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 

Shall  vex  my  eyes  and  ears  no  more  : 
My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain  ; 
Nor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 

7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know. 
All  I  desir'd,  or  wlsh'd  below  ; 

And  ev'ry  pow'r  find  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

PSALM  92.  Ver.  I2,^c.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  church  is  the  garden  of  God. 

1  T   ORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
JlJ  In  gardens  planted  by  thine  hand  : 
Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen. 
Like  a  young  cedar  fresh  and  green. 
Pi 


194  PSALM  XCIII. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  tliine  influence  from  above ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 
Yield  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

0  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live ; 
(Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive) 
Time,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair. 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair. 

4  Laden  with  fruits  of  age  they  shew. 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  true  ; 
None  tliat  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 

PSALM  93.  (First  Metre.)  As  the  1 00th  Psalm. 

The  eternal  and  iJie  sovereign  God. 

1  tEHOVAH  reigns :  he  dwells  in  light, 
fl    Girded  with  majesty  and  might: 
The  world,  created  by  his  hands. 

Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 

2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made. 
Or  had  its  first  foundation  laid. 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Thyself  the  ever -living  God. 

3  Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies ; 
Vain  floods,  that  aim  their  rage  so  high : 
At  thy  rebuke  the  billows  die. 

4  For  ever  shall  thy  throne  endure ; 
Thy  promise  stands  for  ever  sure : 
And  everlasting  holiness 
Becomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 


PSALM  XCllI.  195 

PSALM  93.  (Second  Metre.)  As  the  old  50 tli 
Psalm. 

1  npiHE  Lord  of  glory  reigns,  he  reigns  on 

A  high ; 

His  robes  of  state  are  strength  and  majesty ; 
This  wide  creation  rose  at  his  command. 
Built  by  his  word,  establish'd  by  his  hand ; 
Long  stood  his  throne  ere  he  began  creation. 
And  his  own  godhead  is  the  firm  foundation. 

S  God  is  th'  eternal  King ;  thy  foes  in  vain 
Raise  their  rebeUions  to  confound  thy  reign ; 
In  vain  the  storms,  in  vain  the  floods  arise, 
And  roar,  and  toss  their  waves  against  the  skies ; 
Foaming  at  heav'n,  they  rage  with  wld  com- 
motion, [ocean. 
But  heav'n's  high  arches  scorn  the  sweUing 

3  Ye  tempests,  rage  no  more  ;  ye  floods,  be  still ; 
And  thou,  mad  w^orld,  submissive  to  his  will ; 
Built  on  his  truth  his  church  must  ever  stand ; 
Firm  are  his  promises,  and  strong  his  hand : 
See  his  own  sons,  when  they  appear  before  him. 
Bow  at  liis  footstool,  and  with  fear  adore  him. 

PSALM  93.  (Third  Metre.)  As  the  old  122nd 
Psalm. 

<       fTpHE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 

JL    And  royal  state  maintains,    , 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crown'd : 
Array 'd  in  robes  of  Ught, 
Begirt  with  sovereign  might, 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  Upheld  by  thy  commands 
The  world  securely  stands, 


196  PSALM  XCIV. 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word : 

Thy  throne  was  fix'd  on  high 

E'er  stars  adorn'd  the  sky  ; 
Eternal  is  thy  kingdom,  Lord. 

3       In  vain  the  noisy  crowd, 

Like  billows  fierce  and  loud, 
Against  thine  empire  rage  and  roar  ; 
In  vain  with  angry  spite 
The  surly  nations  fight. 
And  dash  hke  waves  against  the  shore. 

1^       Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  pow'r  engage, 
Let  sweUing  tides  assault  the  sky ; 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down ; 
Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 

i5       Thy  promises  are  true. 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new  ; 
There  fix'd,  thy  Church  shall  ne'er  remove  : 
Thy  saints  wth  holy  fear 
Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
And  sing  thine  everlastuig  love. 

[Repeat  the  fourth  Stanza  to  complete  the  tune.] 

PSALM  94.  Ver,  1,3, 7— 14.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Saints  chastised,  and  sinners  destroyed;  or,  Instructive  affiiction», 

\    £^  GOD !  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
\jf  Proclaim  thy  wi-atli  aloud  ; 
Let  so v 'reign  pow'r  redress  our  wrongs, 
Let  justice  smite  the  proud. 

'Z  They  say,  '•  the  Lord  nor  sees  nor  heai-s ;" 
When  will  the  vain  be  wise  ? 
Can  he  be  dea^  who  form'd  their  ears  ? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  eye&.^ 


PSALM  XCIV.  197 

3  He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vain, 

And  they  shall  feel  his  pow'r : 
His  wrath  shall  pierce  then-  souls  with  pain, 
In  some  surprising  hour. 

4  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke, 

Thou  hast  a  gentler  rod  ; 
Thy  providence,  thy  sacred  book. 
Shall  make  them  know  their  God. 

^  BleiBt  is  the  man  thy  hands  chastise, 
And  to  his  duty  draw ; 
Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  wise, 
When  they  forget  thy  law. 

0  But  God  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints, 

Nor  his  own  promise  break  ; 
He  pardons  his  inheritance, 
For  their  Redeemer's  sake. 

PSALM  94.  Ver.  16—23.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

God  our  support  and  comfort ;  w.  Deliverance  from  temptation  and perseaition 

1  T'MTHO  will  arise  and  ptead  my  right 

W    Against  my  num'rous  foes, 
While  earth  and  hell  their  force  unite, 
And  all  my  hopes  oppose ! 

%  Had  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help, 
Sustain'd  my  fainting  head, 
My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt, 
My  soul  amongst  the  dead. 

3  "  Alas  !  my  sliding  feet !"  I  cry'd, 

Thy  promise  bore  me  up  ; 
Thy  grace  stood  constant  by  my  side. 
And  rais'd  my  sinking  hope. 

4  While  multitudes  of  mournfid  thoughts 

Within  my  bosom  roll, 

R  2 


198  PSALM  XCV. 

Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults. 
Thy  comforts  cheer  my  soul. 

5  Pow'rs  of  iniquity  may  rise, 

And  frame  pernicious  laws ; 
But  God,  my  refuge,  rules  the  skies. 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 

6  Let  malice  vent  her  rage  aloud, 

Let  bold  blasphemers  scoff; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  proud, 
A  lid  cut  the  sinners  off. 


'S 


PSALM  95.  (C.  M.) 

^  Psalm  before  prayer. 

ING  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name. 
And  in  his  strength  rejoice ; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme. 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2  With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sight, 

And  psalms  of  honour  sing ; 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  boundless  might. 
The  wiiole  creation's  King. 

3  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know, 

How  mean  their  natures  seem. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 
When  once  compar'd  with  him. 

4  Earth,  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep. 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand  ,• 
He  fix'd  the  seas  what  bounds  to  keep, 
And  where  the  liills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore. 

Come,  kneel  before  his  face  ; 
0  may  the  creatures  of  his  pow'r 
Be  children  of  his  grace. 


rSALMXCV.  199 

6  Now  is  the  time,  he  bends  his  ear,        * 
And  waits  for  your  request  ; 
Come,  lest  he  rouse  his  wrath,  and  swear, 
"  Ye  shall  not  see  my  rest." 

PSALM  95.  (S.  M.) 

.i  psalm  before  sermon. 

i   g^  OME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
V-y  And  hymns  of  glory  sing  : 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  unknown : 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 
The  wat'ry  worlds  are  all  his  own. 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

8  Come,  worship  at  his  throne, 
Come,  bow  before  the  Lord  ; 
We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own  ; 
He  form'd  us  by  his  word. 


4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  Iiis  rod : 
Come,  like  the  people  of  Iiis  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  But  if  your  ears  refuse 

The  language  of  his  grace, 
And  hearts  grow  hard,  like  stubborn  Jews, 
That  unbeUeving  race, 

^  The  Lord,  in  vengeance  drest, 
Will  lift  his  hand,  and  swear, 
"  You  that  despis'd  my  promised  rest 
"  Shall  have  no  portion  there." 


300  PSALM  XCV.  0      I  , 

PSALM  95.  Ver.  1,8,3,6—11.  (t  M.) 

Canaan  lost  through  imbelief;  or,  »4  ipamitig  to  delaying  sinners. 

OME,  let  your  voices  join  to  raise 
A  sacred  song  of  solemn  pi^aise : 
God  is  a  sovereign  Kii^ ;  rehearse 
His  honour  in  exalted  verse. 


'C 


2  Come,  let  our  souls  address  the  hord^ 
Who  fram'd  our  natures  with  his  word ; 
He  is  our  shepherd ;  we  the  sheep 

His  mercy  chose,  his  pastures  keep, 

3  Come  let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
The  counsels  of  his  love  obey  ; 
Nor  let  our  harden'd  hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Isr'el  knew. 

4  Isr'el,  that  saw  his  woii^s  of  grace, 
Yet  tempt  their  Maker  to  his  face  ; 
A  faithless,  unbelieving  brood, 
That  tir'd  the  patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  How  false  they  prove  ! 
"  Forget  my  pow'r,  abuse  my  love  ; 

"  Since  they  despise  my  rest,  I  sw^ear 
"  Their  feet  shall  never  enter  there/* 

[6  Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread. 
And  view  those  ancient  rebels  dead ; 
Attend  the  offered  grace  to-day. 
Nor  lose  the  blessing  by  delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  promise  while  it  waits. 
And  march  to  Zion's  heav'nly  gates  ; 
Beheve,  and  take  the  promfe'd  i-est  ; 
Obey,  and  be  for  ever  blest. 


PSALM  XCVI.  ^01 

PSALM  96.  Ver.  g,  10,  ^jc.  (C.  M.) 

Chri8i*8  first  and  second  coming. 

1   OING  to  the  Loi-d,  ye  distant  lands  ; 
O  Ye  tribes  of  ev'ry  tongue  ; 
His  new  discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

%  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, 
God's  own  almighty  Son  : 
His  pow'r  the  sinking  world  sustains, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

8  Let  heav'n  proclaim  the  joyful  day  ; 
Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 

i  The  joyous  earth,  the  bending  skies, 
His  glorious  train  display ; 
Ye  mountains  sink,  ye  vallies  rise, 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

o  Behold,  he  comes,  he  comes  to  bless 
The  nations  as  their  Gop ; . 
To  shew  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

6  His  voice  shall  raise  the  slumb'ring  dead, 
And  bid  the  world  draw  near  ; 
But  how  will  guilty  nations  dread 
To  see  their  Judge  appear ! 

PSALM  96.  As  the  llSth  Psalm. 


L 


The  God  of  the  Gentiles. 

ET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise. 
To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise  j 
To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name : 


S02  PSALM  XCVIl. 

His  glory  let  the  heatliens  know, 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  his  saving  works  proclaim. 

S  The  heathens  know  thy  glory,  Lord, 
The  wond'ring  nations  read  thy  word, 

But  here  Jehovah's  name  is  known  ; 
Nor  shall  our  worship  e'er  be  paid 
To  gods,  which  mortal  hands  have  made, 

Our  Maker  is  our  God  alone. 

3  He  fram'd  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there  ; 
His  beams  are  majesty  and  light : 
His  beauties  how  divinely  bright ! 

His  temple  how  divinely  fair ! 

4  Come,  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  pow'r. 

And  barb'rous  nations  fear  his  name  : 
Then  shall  the  race  of  main  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness, 

And  in  liis  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 

PSALM  97.  Ver.  1—5.  Fust  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  reigning  in  heaven,  and  coming  to  judgment. 

E  reigns ;  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns, 


H 


Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains : 


Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice. 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

S  Deep  are  his  counsels,  and  unknown : 
But  grace  and  truth  support  his  throne  ; 
Though  gloomy  clouds  his  ways  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  lo,  he  comes. 

Shakes  the  wide  earth,  and  cleaves  the  tombs 


PSALM  XCVII.  203 

Iklorc  him  burns  devouring  fire, 
I'he  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire. 

h  His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 
Fly  from  the  siglit,  and  shun  the  day ; 
Then  lift  your  lieads,  ye  saints,  on  high. 
And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh. 

PSALM  97.  Ver.  6—9.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Christ^ s  incarnation. 

1   rxiHE  Lord  is  come ;  the  heav'ns  proclaim 
I      His  birth :  the  nations  learn  his  name  ; 
An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 
Of  Eastern  sages  to  their  God. 

3  All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies. 
Go  worship  where  the  Saviour  lies  ; 
Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below. 

3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground. 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound ; 

But  Zion  sliall  liis  glories  sing. 

And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 

PSALM  97.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Grace  and  glory. 

1  FTnH'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high, 

_!_    O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky ; 
Though  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet. 
His  dwelling  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2  0,  ye  that  love  his  holy  name. 
Hate  ev'ry  work  of  sin  and  shame  ; 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  frie^ids. 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown, 
Ai^e  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown ; 


wni 


S04  PSALM  xcvn. 

Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honoui-s  of  the  Lord ; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  hohness. 

PSALM  97.  Ver.  3,  b—^,  11.  (C.  M.) 

Christ's  mccu' nation,  and  the  last  Judgment. 

1  "M"  ET  earth,  wth  ev'ry  isle  and  sea. 
XJ  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns  ; 
His  word  like  fire  prepares  his  way, 
And  mountains  melt  to  plains. 

5  His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  hills. 

And  makes  the  vallies  rise ; 
The  humble  soul  enjoys  his  smiles, 
The  haughty  sinner  dies. 

3  The  heav'ns  his  rightful  pow'r  proclaim  : 

The  idol  gods  around 
Fill  their  own  worshippers  with  shame. 
And  totter  to  the  ground. 

4  Adoring  angels  at  his  birth 

Make  the  Redeemer  known  ; 
Thus  shall  he  come  to  judge  tlie  earth. 
And  angels  guard  his  throne. 

5  His  foes  shall  tremble  at  his  sight, 

And  hills  and  seas  retire ; 
His  children  take  their  unknown  flight, 
And  leave  the  world  on  fire. 

(5  The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory  sown, 
For  saints  in  darkness  here. 
Shall  rise  aiid  spring  in  worlds  unknown, 
And  a  rich  harvest  bear. 


PSALM  XCVllI.  20- 

PSALM  98.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  for  the  Gospel. 

1  fTpO  our  Almighty  Maker,  God, 

JL    New  honours  be  address'd  ; 
His  great  salvation  sliines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  To  Abra'm  first  he  spoke  the  word, 

And  taught  his  numerous  race  ; 
The  Gentiles  own  him  sovereign  Lord, 

And  learn  to  trust  his  grace.  \ 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim  ■ 

With  all  her  dift^'rent  tongues  ; 
And  spread  the  honour  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs. 


PSALM  98.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  J\fessiah*8  coming  and  kingdom. 

OY  to  the  world — the  Lord  is  come  i 
Let  earth  receive  her  King : 
Let  ev'ry  heart  prepare  him  room. 


J 


And  heav'n  and  nature  sing. 

S  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Saviour  reigns  ; 
Let  men  their  songs  employ. 
While  fields,  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plains. 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thoras  infest  the  ground  ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow, 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  \vith  truth  and  grace. 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 
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206  PSALM  XCIX. 

PSALM  99.  Fii-st  Part.  (S.  M) 

Chriai's  kingdom  and  majesty. 

t  rw^HE  God  Jehovah  reigns, 
I      Let  all  the  nations  fear ; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  Ms  throne, 
And  saints  be  humble  there. 

3  Jesus  the  Saviour  reigns. 
Let  earth  adore  its  Lord ; 
Bright  cherubs  his  attendants  stand. 
Swift  to  fulfil  Ills  word. 

3  In  Zion  stands  his  throne. 

His  hoRours  are  di\1ne ; 
His  church  shall  make  liis  wonders  known^ 
For  tliere  liis  glories  shine. 

4  How  holy  is  his  name  ! 

How  terrible  liis  praise ! 
Justice,  and  truth,  and  judgment,  join 
In  all  his  works  of  grace. 

PSALM  99.  Second  Part.  (S.  M.) 

A  holy  God  loorshipped  rcith  reverence. 

1  X^  XALT  the  Lord  our  God, 
xlid  And  worship  at  his  feet ; 
His  nature  is  all  holiness, 
And  mercy  is  his  seat. 

3  Wlien  Israel  was  his  church. 
When  Aaron  w^as  his  priest, 
Wlien  Moses  cry'd,  when  Samuel  pray'd, 
He  gave  liis  people  rest. 

3  Oft  he  forgave  their  sins, 

Nor  would  destroy  then-  race ; 
And  oft  he  made  his  vengeance  known, 
Wlien  they  abus'd  liis  giace. 


PSALM  C.  S07 

4  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

^Vhose  grace  is  still  the  same  ; 
Still  he's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 

PSALM  100.  First  Metre.   A  plain  Translation. 

Praise  to  our  Creator. 

1  XTE  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 
JL    Before  the  Lord,  your  sov'reign  King  ; 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing. 

%  The  Lord  is  God :  'tis  he  alone 

Doth  life,  and  breath,  and  being  give  , 
We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own  ; 
The  sheep  that  on  his  pastures  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 

With  praises  to  his  courts  repair  ; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ. 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there. 

4  The  Lord  is  good,  the  Lord  is  kind ; 

Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 
His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure. 

PSALM  100.  Second  Metre.  A  Paraphi'ase. 

1  T|EFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Jt3  Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy  ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

3  His  sov'reign  pow'r,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men : 
And  when  like  wand'ring  sheep  we  stray'd, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 


208  PSALM  CI. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care. 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  moital  frame  ; 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name ! 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs. 

High  as  the  heav'ns  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  eartli,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command ; 

Vast  as  eternity  thy  love ! 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand. 
When  roUing  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

PSALM  101.  (L.  M.) 

Tfie  Magistrate's  psalm. 

1  1%/¥ERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song, 
IvJ.  And  since  they  both  to  thee  belong. 
My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 
To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I  bring. 

'Z  \i\  am  rais'd  to  bear  the  sword, 
ril  take  my  counsel  from  thy  word ; 
Thy  justice  and  thy  heavenly  grace 
Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways. 

3  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide. 
And  let  my  God  with  me  reside : 

No  wicked  thing  shall  dwell  with  me. 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

4  No  sons  of  slander,  rage,  and  strife. 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  life  ; 
The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride, 
Within  my  door  shall  ne'er  abide. 

[5  I'll  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honour,  wealth  and  trust ; 


PSALM  CI.  S()9 

The  men  that  work  thy  holy  will 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  fav'rites  still.] 

6  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  flatt'ring  or  maUcious  lies  ; 
Nor,  while  the  innocent  I  guard. 
Shall  bold  offenders  e'er  be  spared. 

7  The  impious  crew  (that  factious  band)    - 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land  ; 
And  all  that  break  the  public  rest, 
Where  I  have  pow'r,  shall  be  supprest. 

PSALM  101.  (C.  M.) 

A  psalm  for  a  master  of  a  family. 

1  £\^  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing, 
\j  And  pay  my  God  my  vows : 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heav'nly  King, 

Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 

2  Now  to  my  tent,  0  God,  repair. 

And  make  thy  servant  wise ; 

I'll  suffer  nothing  near  me  there. 

That  shall  offend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbour  wrong. 

By  falsehood  or  by  force. 
The  scornful  eye,  the  sland'rous  tongue, 
I'll  banish  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  the  faithful  and  the  just. 

And  win  their  help  enjoy  ; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust, 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  mglit ; 
The  liar's  tongue  I  ever  hate. 
And  banish  from  n/y  sight 
s  S 


^10  PSALM  en. 

6  rU  pur^e  my  family  around, 
And  make  the  wicked  flee  ; 
So  fill  all  my  house  be  ever  found 
A  dwelling  flt  for  thee. 

PSALM  102.  Ver.  1—1 3, 20,  SI.  First  Part.  (CM. 

A  prayer  of  the  afflicted. 

1  "inrEAR  me,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face, 
Jti  But  answer,  lest  I  die  ! 

Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace. 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry  ? 

2  Like  smoke  my  wasting  days  depart,^ 

When  it  dissolves  in  air  ; 
My  strength  is  dry'd,  my  broken  heart 
Is  sinking  in  despair. 

3  My  spirits  flag  like  withering  grass, 

Burnt  with  excessive  heat : 
In  secret  groans  my  minutes  pass, 
And  I  forget  to  eat. 

4  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top 

The  sparrow  tells  her  moan, 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy  and  hope, 
1  sit  and  giieve  alone. 

5  My  soul  is  like  a  wilderness. 

Where  beasts  of  mid-night  howl ; 
Where  the  sad  raven  ftnds  her  place, 
And  where  the  screaming  owl. 

6  Dark  dismal  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast ; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ear^, 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my  woes, 

And  tears  are  my  repast  5 


PSALM  CII.  311 

My  daily  bread,  like  ashes,  grows 
Unpleasant  to  my  taste. 

8  Sense  can  afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown  ; 
Lord,  'twas  thy  hand  advanced  me  higU? 
Thy  hand  hath  cast  me  down. 

9  My  looks  like  wither'd  leaves  appear ; 

And  hfe's  declining  light 
Grows  faint,  as  evening  shadows  are, 
That  vanish  into  night. 

10  But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same, 

O  my  eternal  God  ; 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

11  Thou  wilt  arise,  and  shew  thy  face^ 

Nor  wU  my  Lord  delay. 
Beyond  th'  appointed  hour  of  grace, 
That  long  expected  day. 

i2  He  hears  his  saints,  he  knows  their  cry. 
And,  by  mysterious  ways. 
Redeems  the  pris'ners,  doom'd  to  die, 
And  tills  their  tongues  with  praise. 

PSALM  10^.  Ver.  13—31.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Prayer  heard^  and  Zion  restored. 

1  T  ET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice — 
JLi  Behold  the  promis'd  hour ; 
Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice. 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  pow'r. 

%  Her  dust  and  ruins  that  remain 
Are  precious  in  our  eyes ; 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again. 
And  all  that  dust  shall  ilse. 


«lg  PSALM  CII. 

3  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there  ; 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

4  He  sits  a  sovereign  on  his  throne, 

With  pity  in  his  eyes  ; 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners  gi^oan, 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 

5  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death  ; 

And,  when  his  saints  complain, 
It  shan't  be  said,  "  that  praying  breath 
"  Was  ever  spent  in  vain." 

6  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead, 

And  left  on  long  record ; 
That  ages  yet  unborn  may  read. 
And  trust,  and  praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  103.  Ver.  23—28.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Mati's  mortalityy  and  ChriH^s  eternity  ;  or.  Saints  die^  but  Christ  and  the 
Church  live. 

1  TT  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 

I   Weakens  our  strength  amidst  the  race  ; 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command, 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days. 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray. 

Nor  let  our  sun  go  down  at  noon  ; 
Thy  years  are  one  eternal  day. 

And  must  thy  children  die  so  soon  ? 

3  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief, 

This  thought  our  sorrows  shall  assuage ; 
"  Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  live  ; 

"  Christ  is  the  same  through  ev'ry  age." 

4  'Twas  he  this  earth's  fbivndation  laid ; 

Heav'n  is  the  builduig  of  liis  hand ; 


PSALM  cm.  21^ 

This  earth  gi'ows  old,  these  heav'ns  shall  fade. 
And  all  be  chang'd  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  the  sky, 

Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside ; 
But  still  thy  throne  stands  firm  and  high ; 
Thy  Church  for  ever  must  abide. 

6  Before  thy  face  thy  Church  shall  live ; 

And  on  thy  throne  thy  children  reign ; 
This  dying  world  shall  they  survive, 
And  the  dead  saints  be  rais'd  again. 

PSALM  103.  Ver.  1—7.  First  PsSt.  (L.M.) 

Blessing  God  for  his  goodness  to  soul  and  body, 

1  Tfi  LESS,  O  my  soul,  the  living  God, 

_0  Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove  abroad ; 
Let  all  the  pow'rs  within  me  join. 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace  ; 
His  favours  claim  thy  highest  praise ; 
Why  should  ungrateful  silence  hide 
The  blessings  which  his  hands  provide  ? 

3  'Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done  ; 
He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 

And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels- 
Redeems  the  soul  from  hell,  and  saves 
Our  wasting  life  from  threatening  graves, 

5  Our  youth  decay'd  his  pow'r  repairs  ; 
His  mercy  crowns  our  growing  years ; 
He  fills  our  store  with  ev'ry  good. 
And  feeds  our  souls  witli  heav'nly  food. 


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214  PSALM  cm. 

6  He  sees  tlV  oppressor  and  th'  oppresf. 
And  often  gives  the  suff 'rer  rest ; 
But  will  liL^  justice  more  display 
In  the  last  great  rewarding  day. 

[7  His  pow'r  he  shew'd  by  Moses'  hand^. 
And  gave  to  Israel  his  commands ; 
But  sent  his  truth  and  mercy  down 
To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son.] 

8  Let  tlie  whole  eaith  his  pow-r  confess — 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace ; 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

PSALM  103.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

GotTs  gentle  chastisement;  or.  Bis  tender  mercy  to  his  people. 

i  fTT^HE  Lord,  how  wond'rous  are  his  ways ! 
I     How  firm  his  truth !  how  large  his  grace ! 
He  takes  his  mercy  for  his  throne, 
And  thence  he  makes  liis  glory  known. 

S  Not  half  so  high  his  pow'r  hath  spread 
The  stariy  heav'ns  above  om*  head, 
As  liis  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise, 
Exceeds  tlie  highest  hopes  we  raise. 

3  Not  half  so  far  hath  natm^e  plac'd 
The  rising  morning  fi^om  the  west, 
As  his  forgi\ing  gi'ace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  he  loves. 

4  How  slow  his  awful  wi^ath  to  rise  1 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies  ; 
And  if  he  lets  his  anger  burn, 
How  soon  his  fit)wns  to  pit}'  turn ! 

5  Amidst  his  wrath  compassion  shines : 
His  strokes  are  lighter  than  our  sins  ; 


PSALM  cm.  S15 

And,  while  his  rod  corrects  his  saints, 
His  ear  indulges  their  complaints. 

6  So  fathers  their  young  sons  chastise, 
With  gentle  hands  and  melting  eyes  ; 
The  children  weep  beneath  the  smart, 
And  move  the  pity  of  their  heart. 

PAUSE. 

7  The  mighty  God,  the  wise  and  just, 
Knows  that  our  frame  is  feeble  dust ; 
And  will  no  heavy  loads  impose 
Beyond  the  strength  that  he  bestows. 

8  He  knows  how  soon  our  nature  dies, 
Blasted  by  ev'ry  wind  that  flies ; 
Like  grass  we  spring,  and  die  as  soon, 
Or  morning  flow'rs,  that  fade  at  noon. 

9  But  his  eternal  love  is  sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure ; 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reign, 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 

PSALM  103.  Ver.  1—7.  First  Part.  (S.M.) 

Praise  for  temporal  and  spiritual  mercies. 

1  £\JA  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 
\y  Let  all  within  me  join, 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

S  Oh  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 
Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 
Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain. 


Slf5  PSALM  cm. 

'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  hfe  with  love, 

When  ransom'd  from  the  grave ; 
He  that  redeem'd  my  soul  from  hell 
From  sov'reign  pow'r  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good  ; 

He  gives  the  sufF'rers  rest ; 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud, 
And  justice  for  th'  opprest. 

6  His  wond'rous  works  and  ways, 

He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace, 
By  his  beloved  Son. 

PSALM  103.  Ver.  8—18.  Second  Part.  (S.  M.) 

Abounding  compassaion  of  God;  or,  Mercy  in  the  midst  of  judgment. 

1  1% /fY  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 
J^Ji  Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

3  God  will  not  always  chide  ; 

And,  when  his  strokes  are  felt, 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes. 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heav'ns  are  r^is'd 

Above  the  ground  we  tread. 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  pow'r  subdues  our  sins, 

And  iiis  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 


PSALM  cm.  sir 

5  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 

Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel : 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

6  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 

Scatter'd  with  ev'ry  breath ; 
His  anger,  like  a  rising  wind, 
Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 

7  Our  days  are  as  the  grass, 

Or  like  the  morning  flow'r  ! 
It  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 

8  But  thy  compassions.  Lord, 

To  endless  years  endure  ; 
And  children's  childi^en  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 

PSALM  103.  Ver.  19— 2S.  Third  Part.  (S.  M.) 

Go(Ps  universal  dominion  ;  or,  ^n^eh  praise  the  Lord, 

1  fTpHE  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 

I      Hath  fix'd  his  throne  on  high  ; 
O'er  all  the  heav'nly  world  he  rules. 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in  might, 

And  swift  to  do  his  will ; 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts,  who  wait 

The  orders  of  their  King, 
And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray. 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 

1<  While  all  his  wond'rous  works 
Through  his  vast  kingdom  shew 
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218  PSALM  CIV. 

Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul, 
Shalt  sing  his  graces  too. 

PSALM  104. 

The  glory  of  God  in  creation  and  providence. 

1  T\/rY  soul,  tliy  gi-eat  Creator  praise  ; 
J^JL  When  cloth'd  in  his  celestial  rays,        ■ 
He  in  full  majesty  appears,  1 
And  like  a  robe  his  glory  wears. 

,Yote.  This  Psalm  may  be  sung  to  tlie  tune  of  the  old  112th  or  Vj7i}t 
Psalm,  by  adding  these  two  lines  to  every  stanza,  viz. 

"  Great  is  the  Lord !  what  tongue  can  frame 
"  An  equal  honour  to  his  name !" 

Otherwise  it  must  be  sung  as  the  100th  Psalm. 

2  The  heav'ns  are  for  his  cuitains  spread ; 
Th'  unfathom'd  deep  he  makes  his  bed ; 
Clouds  are  his  chariot  when  he  flies 

On  winged  storms  across  the  skies. 

3  Angels,  whom  his  own  breath  inspires, 
His  ministers,  are  flaming  fires  ; 

And  swift  as  thought  their  armies  move. 
To  bear  his  vengeance,  or  his  love. 

4  The  world's  foundation  by  liis  hand 
Is  pois'd,  and  shall  forever  stand ;  . 
He  binds  the  ocean  in  his  chain. 
Lest  it  should  drown  the  eaiHi  again. 

5  When  earth  was  covered  with  the  flood, 
Which  high  above  the  mountains  stood, 
He  thunder'd,  and  the  ocean  fled, 
Confin'd  to  its  appointed  bed. 

6  The  swelUng  billows  know  their  bound, 
And  in  their  channels  walk  their  round ; 
Befreshhig  streams,  by  secret  veins, 
Break  from  the  hills,  and  di'ench  the  plains. 


PSALM  CIV.  ai9 

7  He  bids  the  chrystal  fountains  flow, 
And  cheers  the  vallies  as  they  go  ; 
There  gentle  herds  their  thirst  allay. 
And  for  the  stream  wild  asses  bray. 

8  From  pleasant  trees,  which  shade  the  brink, 
The  lark  and  linnet  Ught  to  drink ; 

Their  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise, 
And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 

PAUSE  the  First. 

9  God,  from  his  cloudy  cistern,  pours 

On  the  parch'd  earth  enriching  show'rs  ; 
The  grove,  the  garden,  a,nd  the  field, 
A  thousand  joyful  blessings  yield. 

10  He  makes  the  grassy  food  arise. 
And  gives  the  cattle  large  supplies  ; 
With  herbs  for  men,  of  various  pow'r, 
To  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 

11  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce ! 
The  olive  jields  a  pleasing  juice  ; 

Our  hearts  are  cheer'd  with  gen'rous  wine  ; 
His  gifts  proclaim  his  love  divine. 

12  His  bounteous  hands  our  table  spread, 
He  fills  our  cheerful  stores  vrtth  bread  ; 
While  food  our  vital  strength  imparts. 
Let  daily  praise  inspire  our  hearts. 

PAUSE  the  Second. 

13  Behold  the  stately  cedar  stands, 
Rais'd  in  the  forest  by  his  hands  ; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  fly. 
And  build  their  nests  secure  on  high. 

14  To  craggy  hills  ascends  the  goat. 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot 


I 


220  PSALM  CIV. 

The  feebler  creatures  make  their  cell ; 
He  gives  them  wisdom  whei  t  to  dweU. 

15  He  sets  the  sun  his  circling  race, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face ; 
And  when  thick  darkness  veils  the  day, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  their  prey. 

1 6  Fierce  lions  lead  their  young  abroad, 
And,  roaring,  ask  their  meat  from  God ; 
But  when  the  morning  beams  arise, 
The  savage  beast  to  covert  flies. 

17  Then  man  to  daily  labour  goes; 
The  night  was  made  for  his  repose  : 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil  and  wasting  grief. 

18  How  strange  thy  works !  how  great  thy  skill ! 
While  ev'ry  land  thy  riches  fill : 

Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see, 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

1 9  Nor  less  thy  glories  in  the  deep. 
Where  fish  in  millions  swim  and  creep. 
With  wond'rous  motions,  swft  or  slow. 
Still  wand'ring  in  the  paths  below. 

W  There  shins  di\ide  their  wat'rv  wav. 
And  flocks  of  scaly  monsters  play ; 
The  huge  leviathan  resides, 
And,  fearless,  sports  amid  the  tides. 

PAUSE  the  Third. 
2i  Vast  are  thy  works.  Almighty  Lord, 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  creatures  stand 
Waiting  their  portion  from  thy  hand. 

22  While  each  receives  his  diff 'rent  food, 
Their  cheerful  looks  pronounce  it  good ; 


PSALM  CV.  221 

Eagles  and  bears,  and  whales  and  worms. 
Rejoice  and  praise  in  dift'^rent  forms. 

23  But  when  thou  hid'st  thy  face  they  mourn, 
And,  dying,  to  their  dust  return : 

Both  man,  and  beast,  their  souls  resign ; 
Life,  breath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

24  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  again. 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men ; 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repau^s  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

25  His  works,  the  wonders  of  his  might, 
Are  honour'd  with  liis  own  delight : 
How  awful  are  his  glorious  ways  ! 
The  Lord  is  dreadful  in  his  praise. 

26  The  eaiih  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke ; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face. 

And  tell  their  wants  to  sov'reign  grace. 

27  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet. 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet ; 
Thy  praises  shall  my  breath  employ, 
'Till  it  expires  in  endless  joy. 

28  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst. 
Their  glory  buried  with  their  dust, 
I  to  my  God  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

PSALM  105.  Abridged.  (CM.) 

GocVs  conduct  to  Israel,  and  tlie  plagxies  of  Egypt. 

1  1^  IVE  thanks  to  God,  invoke  his  name, 
VJT  And  tell  the  world  his  grace  ; 
Sound  through  the  earth  his  deeds  of  fame. 
That  all  may  seek  his  face. 
T  2 


22^  PSALM  CV. 

2  His  cov'nant,  which  he  kept  in  mmd 

For  num'i'ous  ages  past, 

To  numerous  ages  yet  behind. 

In  equal  force  shall  last. 

3  He  sware  to  Abrah'm  and  his  seed. 

And  made  the  blessing  sure : 
Gentiles  the  ancient  promise  read. 
And  find  liis  truth  endure. 

4  "  Thy  seed  shall  make  all  nations  blest ; 

(Said  the  almighty  voice) 
'•  And  Canaan's  land  shall  be  their  rest, 
"  The  type  of  heavenly  joys/' 

£5  How  large  the  gi'ant !  how  rich  the  grace ! 
To  give  them  Canaan's  land. 
When  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A  small  and  feeble  band ! 

g  like  pilgrims  through  the  country  round, 
Securely  they  remov'd, 
And  haughty  kings,  that  on  them  frown'd^ 
Severely  he  reprov'd. 

7  "  Touch  mine  anointed,  and  mine  arm 

"  Shall  soon  avenge  the  wrong  ! 
"  The  man  that  does  my  prophets  hariix, 
"  Shall  know  their  God  is  strong. 

8  "  Then  let  the  w^orld  forbear  its  rage, 

"  Nor  put  the  church  in  fear : 
"  Isr'el  must  live  through  ev'ry  age, 
"  And  be  th'  Almighty's  care." 

PAUSE  the  First. 

9  When  Pharaoh  dar'd  to  vex  the  saints. 

And  thus  provok'd  their  God, 
Moses  was  sent,  at  their  complaints, 
Arm'd  Avith  his  dreadful  rod. 


PSALM  CV.  S23 

10  He  call'd  for  darkness,  darkness  came. 

Like  an  overwhelming  flood : 
He  tiirn'd  each  lake,  and  ev'iy  stream, 
To  lakes  and  streams  of  blood. 

1 1  He  gave  the  sign,  and  noisome  flies 

Througli  the  whole  country  spread ; 
And  frogs,  in  baleful  armies,  rise 
About  the  monarch's  bed. 

i2  Through  fields,  and  towns,  and  palaces. 
The  ten-fold  vengeance  flew ; 
Locusts  in  swarms  devoured  their  trees. 
And  hail  their  cattle  slew. 

13  Then,  by  an  angel's  midnight  stroke, 

The  flow'r  of  Egypt  died ; 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  house  he  broke, 
Their  glory  and  their  pride. 

14  "  Now  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

"  Nor  put  the  church  in  fear  ; 
"  Israel  must  live  through  ev'ry  age, 
"  And  be  th'  Almighty's  care." 

PAUSE  the  Second. 

15  Thus  were  the  tribes  from  bondage  freed, 

And  left  the  hated  ground  ; 
Rich  with  Egyptian  spoils  they  fled. 
Nor  was  one  feeble  found. 

16  The  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way. 

And  mark'd  their  journies  right. 
Gave  them  a  leading  cloud  by  day, 
A  fiery  guide  by  night. 

17  They  thirst;  and  waters  from  the  rock 

In  rich  abundance  flow : 


S2^  PSALM  CVI. 

And  following  still  the  course  they  took, 
Ran  all  the  desert  through. 

18  0  wond'rous  stream !  O  blessed  type 

Of  overflowing  grace ! 
So  Christ  our  Rock  maintains  our  life, 
And  aids  our  wandering  race. 

19  Thus  guarded  by  th'  Almighty  hand. 

The  chosen  tribes  possessed 
Canaan,  the  rich,  the  promised  land. 
And  there  enjoy'd  their  rest. 

20  "  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

"  The  church  renounce  her  fear ;  J 

"  Israel  must  live  through  ev'ry  age,  " 

"  And  be  th'  Almighty's  care." 

PSALM  106.  Ver.  1—5.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Praise  to  God;  or.  Communion  vtith  saints. 

1  ITpO  God  the  great,  the  ever  bless'd.  J 

M     Let  songs  of  honour  be  address'd ;         m 
His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands ; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

S  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways? 
Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise  ? 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed ; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 

4  0  may  I  see  thy  tribes  rejoice, 

And  aid  tlieir  triumphs  with  my  voice  ! 
This  is  my  glov} ,  L^rd,  to  be 
Join'd  10  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 


PSALMS  CVI,  CVII.  285 

PSALM  106.  Ver.  7,  8,  ta — 14,  -iS — 48.  Second 
Part.  (S.  M.) 

Israel  punished  and  pardoued  ;  or,  God's  u7ichangeah\e  love. 

1  g^  OD  of  eternal  love, 

VX  How  fickle  are  our  ways ! 
Aiid  yet  how  oft  did  Isr'el  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace  ! 

2  T'aey  saw  thy  wonders  wrought, 

And  then  thy  praise  they  sung ; 
But  soon  thy  works  of  pow'r  forgot, 
And  murmur'd  with  their  tongue. 

3  Now  they  believe  his  word, 

While  rocks  with  rivers  flow ; 
Now  with  their  lusts  provoke  the  Lord, 
And  he  reduc'd  them  low. 

4  Yet  when  they  mourn'd  their  faults, 

He  hearken'd  to  their  groans, 
Brought  his  own  cov'nant  to  his  thoughts. 
And  caird  them  still  his  sons. 

5  Their  names  were  in  his  book. 

He  sav'd  them  from  their  foes ; 
Oft  he  chastis'd,  but  ne'er  forsook 
The  people  that  he  chose. 

6  Let  Isr'el  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  lov'd  their  ancient  race ; 
And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word, 
Amen^  to  all  the  praise. 

PSALM  107.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Israel  led  to  Canaany  and  Christians  to  fieaven. 

1  £^  IVE  thanks  to  God ;  he  reigns  above ; 
VJT  Kind  are  his  thoughts,  his  name  is  Lov< 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 


Sg6  PSALM  CVII. 

S  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
The  wonders  of  his  grace  record  ; 
Isr'el,  the  nation  whom  he  chose, 
And  rescu'd  from  their  mighty  foes. 

[3  ^\^len  God's  own  arm  their  fetters  broke 
And  freed  them  from  th'  Egyptian  yoke, 
They  trac'd  the  desert,  wand'iing  round 
A  wild  and  soUtary  ground. 

4  There  they  could  find  no  leading  road, 
Nor  city,  for  their  flx'd  abode  ; 

Nor  food,  nor  fountain  to  assuage 
Then'  biu-ning  thirst,  or  hunger's  rage.] 

5  In  their  distress  to  God  they  cry'd, 
God  was  their  Saviour  and  their  guide  ; 
He  led  their  wand'ring  march  around, 

And  brought  their  tribes  to  Canaan's  ground. 

6  Thus,  when  our  first  release  we  gain 
From  sin's  old  yoke,  and  Satan's  chain. 
We  have  this  desert  world  to  pass, 

A  dang'rous  and  a  tiresome  place. 

7  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way, 
He  guides  our  footsteps  lest  we  stray. 
He  guards  us  with  a  pow'rful  hand, 
And  brings  us  to  the  heav'nly  land. 

6  O  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 
Tlie  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works !  how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  pr^dse. 

PSALM  107.  Second  Pait.  (L.  M.) 

Correction  for  sin,  and  release  by  player. 

1  XT^ROM  age  to  age,  exalt  his  name, 
X?    God  and  his  grace  are  still  th^  same , 


PSALM  CVII.  S27 

He  iills  tlie  hungry  soul  with  food, 
And  feeds  the  poor  with  ev'ry  good, 

2  But  if  their  hearts  rebel,  and  rise 
Against  the  God  who  rules  the  skies  ; 
If  they  reject  his  heav'nly  word, 
And  slight  the  counsels  of  the  Lord ; 

3  He'll  bring  their  spuits  to  the  ground, 
And  no  deUv'rer  shall  be  found  ; 
Laden  with  grief,  they  waste  their  breath, 
In  darkness,  and  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries, 
He  makes  the  dawning  light  arise. 
And  scatters  all  that  dismal  shade, 
That  hung  so  heavy  round  their  head. 

.5  He  cuts  the  bars  of  brass  in  two. 

And  lets  the  smiling  pris'ners  through  ; 
Takes  off  the  load  of  guilt  and  grief, 
And  gives  the  laboring  soul  reUef. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wond'rous  goodness  of  the  Lord ! 
How  great  his  works !  how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

PSALM  107.  Tliird  Part.  (L.  M.) 

intemperance  punisfied  and  pardoned ,-  or,  ^  psalm  for  the  glutton  and  (he- 
drunkard. 

i  XTAEN  man,  on  foohsh  pleasures  bent, 
T     Prepares  for  his  own  punishment ; 
What  pains,  what  loathsome  maladies, 
From  luxury  and  lust  arise ! 

^  The  dmnkard  feels  his  vitals  waste. 

Yet- drowns  his  health,  to  please  his  taste : 
Till  all  his  active  pow'rs  are  lost, 
And  fainting  hfe  draws  near  the  dust. 


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3  The  glutton  groans,  and  loathes  to  eat. 
His  soul  abl^ors  delicious  meat ; 
Natu)  e,  with  heavy  loads  oppress'd, 
Would  yield  to  death,  to  be  released. 

4  Then  how  the  frightened  sinners  fly, 
To  God  for  help,  with  earnest  cry ! 

He  hears  their  groans,  prolongs  their  breath, 
And  saves  tliem  from  approaching  death. 

5  No  med'cines  could  effect  the  cure 
So  quick,  so  easy,  or  so  sure  : 
The  deadly  sentence  God  repeals, 

He  sends  his  sov'reign  word,  and  heals. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wond'rous  goodness  of  the  Lord  : 
And  let  tlieir  thankful  off* 'rings  prove 
How  they  adore  their  Maker's  love. 

PSALM  107.  Fomth  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Deliverance  from  storm  and  ship-wreck  ,■  or,  The  seaman*  s  song, 

1  "W"WT0ULD  you  behold  the  works  of  God, 
V  ▼     His  wonders  in  the  world  abroad  ? 
With  the  bold  mariner  survey 
The  unknown  regions  of  the  sea. 

g  They  leave  their  native  shores  behind, 
And  seize  the  favour  of  the  wmd : 
'Till  God  command,  and  tempests  rise, 
That  heave  the  ocean  to  the  skies. 

3  Now  to  the  heav'ns  they  mount  amain, 
Now  sink  to  dreadful  deeps  again  : 
What  strange  affiights  young  sailors  feel, 
And  like  a  stagg'ring  drunkard  reel ! 

4  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh, 
Lost  to  all  hope  to  God  they  cry ! 


PSALM  CVII.  229 

His  mercy  hears  their  loud  address. 
And  sends  salvation  in  distress. 

6  He  bids  the  winds  their  wrath  assuage, 
And  stormy  tempests  cease  to  rage ; 
The  gladsome  train  their  fears  give  o'er, 
And  hail  with  joy  their  native  shore. 

6  O  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wond'rous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
Let  them  their  private  offerings  bring, 
And  in  the  church  his  glory  sing. 

PSALM  107.  Fourth  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  Mariner's  psalm. 

1  rriHY  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 
I     That  rule  the  boist'rous  sea, 
The  sons  of  courage  shall  record. 
Who  tempt  that  dang'rous  way. 

S  At  thy  command  the  wnds  arise. 
And  swell  the  tow'ring  waves  ; 
The  men,  astonish'd,  mount  the  skies. 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

[3  Again  they  climb  the  wat'ry  hills. 
And  plunge  in  deeps  again  ; 
Each  like  a  tott'ring  drunkard,  reels, 
And  finds  his  courage  vain. 

4  Frighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar. 

They  pant  with  flutt'ring  l)reatli. 
And,  hopeless  of  the  distant  shore. 
Expect  immediate  death.] 

5  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries, 

He  hears  their  loud  request. 
And  orders  silence  through  the  skies, 
And  lays  the  floods  to  rest. 

U 


330  PSALM  CVn. 

6  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears. 

And  see  the  storm  allay'd : 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  3 
There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

7  'Tis  God  that  brings  them  safe  to  land  ; 

Let  stupid  mortals  know. 
That  waves  are  under  his  command. 
And  all  the  winds  that  blow. 

8  0  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wond'rous  ways 
Thy  wond'rous  love  record. 

PSALM  107.  Last  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Coloiiiea  planted ;  or,  JSTations  blessed  and punislied. 

1  "W'WTHEN  God,  provok'd  with  daring  crimes, 
V  T     Scourges  the  madness  of  the  times, 
He  turns  their  fields  to  barren  sand, 
And  drives  the  rivers  from  the  land. 

^  His  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  withered  mountains  green. 
Send  show'ry  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  harvest  in  the  desert  rise. 

[3  Where  nothing  dwelt  but  beasts  of  prey. 
Or  men  as  fierce  and  wild  as  they, 
He  bids  th'  opprest  and  poor  repair, 
And  builds  them  towns  and  cities  there. 

4  They  sow  the  fields,  and  trees  they  plant. 
Whose  yearly  fruit  supplies  their  want : 
Their  race  grows  up  from  fruitful  stocks^ 
Their  wealth  increases  with  their  flocks.^ 

5  Thus  they  are  blest ;  but  if  they  sin, 
He  lets  the  heathen  nations  in  ; 


PSALM  CVUL  231 

A  savage  crew  invades  their  lands, 
Their  princes  die  by  barl)'rous  hands. 

6  Their  captive  sons,  expos'd  to  scorn, 
Wander  unpitied  and  forlorn  ; 

The  country  lies  unfenc'd,  untilPd, 
And  desolation  spreads  the  field. 

7  Yet  if  the  humbled  nation  mourns, 
Again  his  dreadful  hand  he  turns  \ 
Again  he  makes  their  cities  thrive, 
And  bids  the  dying  churches  live.] 

8  The  righteous,  with  a  joyful  sense. 
Admire  the  works  of  providence ; 
And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 
Blaspheme  the  God  that  saints  adore. 

9  How  few  with  pious  care  record 
These  wond'rous  dealings  of  the  Lord  ; 
But  wise  observers  still  shall  find 

The  Lord  is  holy,  just  and  kind. 

PSALM  108.  (C.  M.) 

A  song  of  Praise. 

i     4  WAKE,  my  soul,  to  sound  his  praise, 
J\_  Awake  my  harp  to  sing  ; 
Join  all  my  pow'rs  the  song  to  raise. 
And  morning  incense  bring. 

^  Among  the  people  of  his  care. 
And  through  the  nations  round, 
Glad  songs  of  praise  will  I  prepare, 
And  there  his  name  resound. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 
Above  the  starry  train  ; 
Diffuse  thy  heav'nly  grace  abroad. 
And  teach  the  world  thy  reign. 


232  PSALM  CIX. 

4  So  shall  thy  chosen  sons  rejoice, 
And  throng  thy  courts  above  ; 
While  sinners  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice. 
And  taste  redeeming  love. 

PSALM  109.  Ver.  1—5,31.  (C.  M.) 

Love  to  enemies  from  the  example  of  Christ. 

1  £^  OD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise, 
\X  Thy  glory  is  my  song; 
Though  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

%  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 
Thy  Son  on  earth  was  found, 
With  cruel  slanders,  false  and  vain, 
They  compass'd  him  around. 

3  Their  mis'ries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  still  pursued  r 
They  render  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  Ms  good. 

4  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause, 

Yet  with  his  dying  breath 
He  pray'd  for  murd'rei-s  on  his  cross. 
And  blest  his  foes  in  deatli. 

3  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  sliine 
In  vain  before  my  eyes  ? 
Give  me  a  soul  akin  to  thine, 
To  love  mine  enemies. 

^  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage. 
And  in  my  Saviour's  name 
I  shall  defeat  tlieir  pride  and  rage, 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 


i 


PSALM  ex.  333 

PSALM  110.  Fii-stPart.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  exalted,  and  multitudes  converted:  or.  The  success  of  the  Gospel. 

1  rj^HUS  th'  eternal  Father  spake, 

JL    To  Christ  the  Son,  "  Ascend  and  sit 
"  At  my  rigiit  hand,  'till  I  shall  make 
"  Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2  "  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed, 

"  Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
"  Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
"  And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3  "  That  day  shall  show  thy  pow'r  is  great, 

"  When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds, 
^'  And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple  gate, 
''  Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines." 

4  O  blessed  pow'r  !  0  glorious  day  ! 

What  a  large  vict'ry  shall  ensue ! 
And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey. 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

PSALM  110.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  kingdom  and  priesthood  of  Christ. 

1  fX^HUS  the  gi-eat  Lord  of  earth  and  sea 
i    Spake  to  his  Son,  and  thus  he  swore  : 
"  Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 

"  And  change  from  hand  to  hand  no  more. 

3  "  Aaron  and  all  his  sons  must  die ; 
"  But  everlasting  Hfe  is  thine, 
"  To  save  for  ever  those  that  fly 
"  For  refuge  from  the  wrath  divine. 

3  '^  By  me  Melchisedeck  was  made 

"  On  earth  a  king  and  priest  at  once ; 
"  And  thou,  my  heav'nly  Priest,  shalt  plead, 
"  And  thou,  my  King,  shalt  nde  my  sons." 
u  2 


;i34  PSALM  ex. 

4<  Jcsiis  tlie  Priest  ascends  his  throne. 
^\  hile  counsels  of  eternal  peace. 
Between  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
Proceed  with  honour  and  success. 

5  Tln^ough  the  whole  earth  his  reign  shall  spread, 
And  crush  the  powers  that  dare  rebel ; 
Then  shall  he  judge  the  rising  dead, 
And  send  the  guilty  w  orld  to  hell. 

j5  Though,  while  he  treads  his  glorious  w^ay, 
He  drinks  the  cup  of  threats  and  blood, 
The  suff 'rings  of  that  dreadful  day 
Shall  but  advance  him  near  to  God. 

PSALM  110.  (CM.) 

Christ's  kingdom  and piHesthood. 

1    TESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne, 
tl    And  near  thy  Father  sit ; 
In  Zion  shall  thy  pow'r  be  known, 
And  make  tliy  foes  submit. 

%  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do ! 
Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  num'rous  drops  of  morning  dew, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  God  hath  pronounc'd  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes  what  he  swore  ; 

-  Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 

"  When  Aaron's  is  no  more. 

4  "  Melchisedeck,  that  wond'rous  priest, 

"  That  king  of  high  degree, 
'•  That  holy  man  whom  Abrah'm  blest. 
"  Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 

5  Jesus,  our  Priest  for  ever  lives^ 

To  plead  for  us  above  ; 


PSALM  CXI.  ^m 

Jesus,  our  King,  for  ever  gives 
The  blessings  of  his  love. 

6  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head. 
And  his  high  throne  maintain, 
Shall  strike  the  pow'rs  and  princes  dead, 
Who  dare  oppose  his  mgn. 

PSALM  HI.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  ■wisdom  of  God  in  his  -works. 

i   OONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
J^  To  my  almighty  God  ; 
He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue. 
To  spread  his  name  abroad, 

S  How  great  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought 
How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  dehght. 

3  How  fair  and  beauteous  nature's  frame  ! 

How  wise  th'  eternal  mind  ! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
That  his  first  thoughts  designed. 

4  When  he  redeemed  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fix'd  his  covenant  sure  ; 
The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

3  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies, 
Thy  heav'nly  skill  proclaim  : 
What  shall  we  do,  to  make  us  wise, 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name  ? 

.6  To  fear  thy  pow'r,  to  trust  thy  grace, 
Is  our  divinest  skill  ; 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race, 
Who  best  obeys  thy  will. 


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S3«  PSALMS  CXI,  CXII, 

PSALM  111.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

The  perfections  of  God. 

1  £^  REAT  is  the  Lord ;  liis  works  of  might 
VT  Demand  our  noblest  songs : 
Let  his  assembled  saints  unite 
Their  harmony  of  tongues. 

%  Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 
He  gives  his  children  food  ; 
And  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 
He  makes  his  promise  good. 

a  His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 
To  seal  Ms  covenant  sure ; 
Holy  and  rev'rend  is  his  name. 
His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

4  They  that  w^ould  grow  divinely  wse 
Must  vrith  his  fear  begin ; 
Our  fairest  proof  of  knowledge  Ues 
In  hating  ev'ry  sin. 

PSALM  lis.  As  the  113th  Psalm. 

The  blessings  of  the  liberal  man, 

1  rip  HAT  man  is  blest,  who  stands  in  awe 

I      Of  God,  and  loves  his  sacred  law ; 

His  seed  on  earth  shall  be  renown'd ; 
His  house  tlie  seat  of  wealth  shall  be, 
An  unexhausted  treasuiy, 

And  with  successive  honours  crown'd. 

2  His  lib'ral  favoui^s  he  extends, 

To  some  he  gives,  to  othei*s  lends ; 

A  generous  pity  fills  his  mind ; 
Yet  what  his  charity  impairs, 
He  saves  by  prudence  in  affairs, 

And  thus  he's  just  to  all  mankind. 


4 


PSALM  CXH.  S37 

3  His  hands,  while  they  his  alms  bestow'd. 
His  glory's  future  hai-vest  sow'd  ; 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just, 
Like  a  green  root,  revives  and  bears 
A  train  of  blessings  for  his  heii-s, 

When  dying  nature  sleeps  in  dust. 

4  Beset  with  threat'ning  dangers  round, 
Unmov'd,  shall  he  maintain  his  ground ; 

His  conscience  holds  his  courage  up  5 
The  soul  that's  fill'd  with  virtue's  light, 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night  ; 

And  sees,  in  darkness,  beams  of  hope. 

PAUSE. 

[5  111  tidings  never  can  surprise 
His  heart,  that  fix'd,  on  God  relies. 

Though  waves  and  tempests  roar  around ; 
Safe  on  a  rock  he  sits,  and  sees 
The  shipwreck  of  his  enemies. 

And  all  their  hope  and  glory  dro wn'd.] 

6  The  wicked  shall  his  triumph  see. 
And  gnash  their  teeth  in  agony. 

To  find  their  expectations  cross'd  : 
They,  and  their  envy,  pride,  and  spite, 
Sink  down  to  everlasting  night. 

And  all  their  names  in  darkness  lost. 

PSALM  112.  (L.  M.) 

The  blessings  of  the  pious  and  charitable, 

1  npiHRICE  happy  man,  who  fears  the  Lord, 

X    Loves  his  commands,  and  trusts  his  word ; 
Honour  and  peace  his  days  attend. 
And  blessings  to  his  seed  descend. 

2  Compassion  dwells  upon  his  mind, 
To  works  of  mercy  still  inclin'd  ,• 


338  PSALM  CXII. 

He  lends  the  poor  some  present  aid, 
Or  gives  them,  not  to  be  repaid. 

3  When  times  grow  dark,  and  tidings  spread, 
That  till  his  neighbours  round  with  dread, 
His  heart  is  anii'd  against  the  fear, 

For  God,  with  all  his  pow'r,  is  there 

4  His  spirit,  ftx'd  upon  the  Lord, 
Draws  heav'nly  courage  from  his  word  3 
Amidst  the  darkness  light  shall  rise. 
To  cheer  his  heart,  and  bless  his  eyes. 

5  He  hath  dispersed  his  alms  abroad. 
His  works  are  still  before  his  God  : 
His  name  on  earth  shall  long  remain, 
While  envious  sinners  rage  in  vain. 

PSALM  US.  (CM.) 

Liberality  rewarded. 

1  XXAPPY  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord, 
iX  And  follows  his  commands. 
Who  lends  the  poor,  without  reward. 
Or  gives  Avith  liberal  hands. 

^  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast 
To  all  the  sons  of  need  ; 
So  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

3  No  evil  tidings  shall  surprise 

His  well-establish'd  mind : 
His  soul  to  God,  his  refuge,  flies, 
And  leaves  his  fears  behind. 

4  In  times  of  danger  and  distress 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine. 


PSALM  CXIII.  239 

To  shew  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 

;3  His  works  of  piety  and  love 
Remain  before  the  Lord ; 
Honour  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 
Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 


Y 


PSALM  113.  Proper  Tune. 

The  majesty  and  condescension  of  God. 

E  that  delight  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  honours  of  his  name  record  : 
His  sacred  name  for  ever  bless  : 
Where'er  the  circling  sun  displays 
His  rising  beams  or  setting  rays. 

Let  lands  and  seas  his  pow'r  confess, 

Not  time,  nor  nature's  naiTOW  rounds. 
Can  give  his  vast  dominion  bounds ; 

The  heav'ns  are  far  below  his  height  5 
Let  no  created  greatness  dare 
With  our  eternal  God  compare, 

Arm'd  with  his  uncreated  might. 

He  bows  his  glorious  head  to  view 
What  the  bright  hosts  of  angels  do, 

And  bends  his  care  to  mortal  things  ; 
His  sov 'reign  hand  exalts  the  poor. 
He  takes  the  needy  from  the  door. 

And  seats  them  on  the  thrones  of  kings. 

When  childless  families  despair, 
He  sends  the  blessing  of  an  heir, 

To  rescue  their  expiring  name  ; 
The  mother,  with  a  thankful  voice. 
Proclaims  his  praises  and  her  joys ; 

JiCt  ev'ry  age  advance  his  fame. 


940  PSALM  cxin, 

PSALM  113.  (L.  M.) 

God  sovereign  and  gracious. 

1  X^E  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King, 

X  In  ev'ry  age  his  praises  sing : 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set, 
The  nations  shall  his  praise  repeat. 

2  Above  the  earth,  beyond  the  sky, 
His  throne  of  gloiy  stands  on  high  ; 
Nor  time  nor  place  his  pow'r  restrain, 
Nor  bound  his  universal  reign. 

3  Which  of  the  sons  of  Adam  dare. 
Or  angels,  with  their  God  compare  ? 
His  glories  how  divinely  bright. 
Who  dwells  in  uncreated  Ught ! 

4  Behold  his  love !  he  stoops  to  view 
What  saints  above  and  angels  do ! 
And  condescends,  yet  more,  to  know 
The  mean  affairs  of  men  below ! 

5  From  dust  and  cottages  obscure, 
His  grace  exalts  the  humble  poor ; 
Gives  them  the  honour  of  his  sons. 
And  fits  them  for  their  heav'nly  thrones  : 

[6  A  word  of  his  creating  voice 

Can  make  the  barren  house  rejoice  ; 
Though  Sarah's  ninety  years  were  past. 
The  promised  Seed  is  born  at  last.j 

7  With  joy  the  mother  \iews  her  son, 
And  tells  the  wonders  God  has  done  ; 
Faith  may  grow  strong  when  sense  despairs ; 
If  nature  fails,  the  promise  bears.] 


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PSALMS  CXIV,  CXV.  241 

PSALM  114.  (L.  M.) 

Jifiracles  atteiuliiis  Israel's  journey. 

1  -^11  THEN  Isr'el,  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand, 
Vt     Left  the  proud  tyrant  and  his  land, 
The  tribes,  with  cheerful  homage,  own 
Their  king,  and  Judah  was  his  throne. 

S  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay; 
The  deep  divides  to  make  them  way ; 
Jordan  beheld  their  march,  and  fled. 
With  backward  current,  to  his  head. 

3  The  mountains  shook,  like  frighted  sheep ; 
Like  lambs,  the  litrte  hillocks  leap ! 

Not  Sinai  on  her  base  could  stand, 
Conscious  of  sov'reign  pow'r  at  hand. 

4  What  pow'r  could  make  the  deep  divide ; 
Make  Jordan  backward  roll  his  tide  ? 
Why  did  ye  leap,  ye  little  hills  ? 

And  whence  the  dread  that  Sinai  feels  ? 

5  Let  ev'ry  mountain,  ev'ry  flood. 
Retire,  and  know  th'  approaching  God, 
The  King  of  Isr'el,  see  him  here ! 
Tremble,  thou  earth,  adore  and  fear. 

6  He  thunders,  and  all  nature  mourns. 
The  rock  to  standing  pools  he  turns ; 
Flints  spring  with  fountains  at  his  word^ 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 

PSALM  115.  First  Metre. 

The  true  God  our  refuge ;  or,  Idolatry  reproved. 

1  nVT^'^  ^^  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust, 
1.^    Not  to  ourselves  is  glory  due ; 
Eternal  God,  thou  only  just. 

Thou  only  gracious,  wise,  and  true. 
X 


I 


242  PSALM  CXV. 

2  Display  to  earth  thy  dreadful  name  ; 

Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongue 
Insult  us,  and,  to  raise  our  shame,       [long  ?*' 
Say,  "  Where's  the  God  you've  serv'd  so 

3  The  God  we  serve  maintains  his  throne 

Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies ; 
Through  all  the  earth  his  will  is  done, 
He  knows  our  groans,  he  hears  our  cries. 

4  But  the  vain  idols  they  adore 

Are  senseless  shapes  of  stone  and  wood  ; 
At  best  a  mass  of  glitt'ring  ore. 
A  silver  saint,  or  golden  gou. 

[5  With  eyes  and  eai^  they  carve  the  head; 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  blind  ; 
In  vain  are  costly  off 'rings  made, 
And  vows  are  scatter'd  in  the  wind. 

6  Their  feet  were  never  made  to  move, 

Jf  or  hands  to  save  when  mortals  pray : 
'Mortals,  that  pay  them  fear  or  love, 
Seem  to  be  blind  and  deaf  as  they.] 

7  O  Isr'el,  make  the  Lord  thy  hope. 

Thy  help,  thy  refuge,  and  thy  rest : 
The  Lord  shall  build  thy  ruins  up. 
And  bless  the  people  and  the  priest. 

3  The  dead  no  more  can  speak  thy  praise  i 
They  dwell  in  silence  and  the  grave ; 
But  we  shall  live  to  sing  thy  grace. 
And  tell  the  world  thy  pow'r  to  save. 

PSALM  115.  Second  Metre.  As  the  new  Tune 
of  the  50th  Psalm. 

Idolatry  reproved. 

i  IVjOT  to  our  names,  thou  only  just  and  true, 
j^  Not  to  our  wortliless  names  is  glory  due : 


PSALM  CXV.  243 

Thy  pow'r  and  grace,  thy  tmth  and  justice,  claim 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  sovereign  Name ; 
Shine  through  the  earth,  from  heav'n,  thy  blest 

abode  : 
Nor  let  the  heathens  say, "  Where  is  your  God  ? '' 

S  Heav'n  is  thine  higher  court :  there  stands  thy 

throne, 
And  through  the  lower  worlds  thy  will  is  done : 
God  framed  this  earth,  the  starry  heav'ns  he 

spread. 
But  fools  adore  the  gods  their  hands  have  made ; 
The  kneeUng  crowd,  with  looks  devout,  behold 
Their  silver  saviours,  and  theu^  saints  of  gold, 

[3  Vain  are  those  artful  shapes  of  eyes  and  ears  5 
The  molten  image  neither  sees  nor  hears ; 
Their  hands  are  helpless^  nor  their  feet  can 
move,  [nor  love; 

They  have  no  speech,  nor  thought,  nor  pow'r, 
Yet  sottish  mortals  make  their  long  complaints 
To  their  deaf  idols  and  their  lifeless  saints. 

4  The  rich  have  statutes  well  adorn'd  with  gold ; 
The  poor,  content  with  gods  of  coarser  mould, 
With  tools  of  iron  carve  the  senseless  stock, 
Lopt  from  a  tree,  or  broken  from  a  rock : 
People  and  priest  drive  on  the  solemn  trade. 
And  trust  the  gods,  that  saws  and  hammers 

made.] 

5  Be  heav'n  and  earth  amaz'd !  'Tis  hard  to  say 
Which  are  more  stupid,  or  their  gods  or  they, 
O  Isr'el,  trust  the  Lord :  he  hears  and  sees ; 
He  knows  thy  sorrows  and  restores  thy  peace  5 
His  worship  does  a  thousand  comforts  yield ; 
He  is  thy  help,  and  he  thine  heav'nly  shield. 


24^  PSALM  CXVI. 

§  In  God  we  trust ;  our  irapious  foes  in  vain 
Attempt  our  ruin,  and  oppose  his  reign : 
Had  they  prevail'd,  darkness  had  clos'd  our 

days, 
And  death  and  silence  had  forbid  his  praise : 
But  we  are  sav'd,  and  live : — Let  songs  arise. 
And  Zion  bless  the  God  that  built  the  skies. 

PSALM  116.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Recovery  from  sickness. 

1  T  LOVE  the  Lord :  he  heard  my  cries, 
JL  And  pity'd  ev'ry  groan. 
Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
ril  hasten  to  his  throne. 

^  I  love  the  Lord  ;  he  bow'd  his  ear, 

And  chas'd  my  griefs  away  : 

O  let  my  heart  no  more  despair, 

While  I  have  breath  to  pray. 

3  My  flesh  declined,  my  spirits  fell, 
And  I  drew  near  the  dead, 
While  inward  pangs,  and  fears  of  hell. 
Perplex'd  my  wakeful  head. 

4i  ••  My  God,  (1  cry'd)  thy  sei-vant  save, 
'•  Thou  ever  good  and  just; 
"  Thy  pow^'r  can  rescue  from  the  gi^ave, 
"  Thy  pow'r  is  all  my  trust.'' 

5  The  Lord  beheld  me  sore  distrest, 

He  bid  my  pains  remove : 
Return,  my  soul,  to  God  thy  rest. 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

6  My  God  hath  sav'd  my  soul  from  death. 

And  dry'd  my  falling  tears : 
Now  to  his  praise  111  spend  my  breath, 
And  my  remaining  years. 


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PSALMS  CXVI,  CXVn.  245 

PSALM  116.  Ver.  13,^5c.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Thanks  far  private  deliverance. 

i  -yrwjYiKT  shall  I  render  to  my  God, 
V V    Foi'  s^ll  Ws  kindness  shewn  ? 
My  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode, 
My  song  address  thy  tlirone. 

S  Among  the  saints  that  fill  thine  house 
My  off 'ring  sliall  be  paid  ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

3  How  much  is  mercy  thy  deUght, 

Thou  ever  blessed  God  ! 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight ! 
How  precious  is  their  blood ! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me  ! 
My  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,  I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  for  ever  thine. 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move ; 
Thy  hand  has  loos'd  my  bonds  of  pain. 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

6  Here  in  thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow. 

And  thy  rich  grace  record ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  qow, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 

PSALM  117.  (CM.) 

Praise  to  God  from  all  nations. 

i  1^  ALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 
\j   Each  with  a  difF'rent  tongue  ; 
In  ev'ry  language  learn  his  word. 
And  let  his  name  be  sung. 


246  PSALMS  CXVn,  CXVIII. 

s  His  mercy  reigns  tliiY)iigli  ev'ry  land  ^ 
Proclaim  his  grace  abroad ; 
For  ever  firm  his  truth  shall  stand; 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 

PSALM  117.  (L.  M.) 

1  TTlROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
_r    Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Till  ough  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue. 

:3  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word ; 
Thy  praise  shaU  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
'Till  suns  shall  set  and  rise  no  more. 

PSALM  117.  (S.  M.) 

I  fipiHY  name,  Almighty  Lord, 

X    Shall  sound  through  distant  lands : 
Great  is  thy  gi^ace,  and  sure  thy  word ; 
Thy  truth  for  ever  stands. 

'I  Far  be  thine  honour  spread, 
And  long  thy  praise  endure, 
'Till  morning  Ught  and  ev'ning  shade 
Shall  be  exchang'd  no  more. 

PSALM  118.  Ver.  6— 15.  First  Part.  (CM.) 

Deliverance  from  a  tuimtit. 

1  fTTiHE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now. 
i      Nor  is  my  faith  afraid 
What  all  the  sons  of  earth  can  do. 
Since  heav'n  affords  its  aid. 

3  'Tis  safer.  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 
And  have  my  God  my  friend. 


PSALM  CXVni.  247 

Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

S  'Tis  through  the  Lord  my  heait  is  strong, 
In  him  my  lips  rejoice ; 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice  ! 

4  Like  angry  bees  they  girt  me  round ; 

When  God  appears  they  fly : 
So  burning  thorns,  with  crackling  sound. 
Make  a  fierce  blaze,  and  die. 

5  Joy  to  the  saints,  and  peace,  belongs ; 

The  Lord  protects  their  days : 
Let  Isr'el  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  grace. 

PSALM  118.  Ver.  17— SI.  Second  Part.  (CM.) 

Public  praise  for  deliverajice  from  death, 

1  T  ORD,  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry, 
JLi  And  rescu'd  from  the  grave ; 
Nov^  shall  he  live ;  (and  none  can  die, 
If  God  resolve  to  save.) 

%  Thy  praise,  more  constant  than  before, 
Shall  fill  his  daily  breath ; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastis'd  him  sore, 
Defends  him  still  from  death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now, 

For  we  shall  worship  there. 
The  house  where  all  the  righteous  go, 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 

4  Among  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints 

Our  thankful  voice  we  raise  ; 
There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  thy  praise. 


S48  PSALM  cxvni. 

PSALM  118.    Ver.  2S,  83.  Third  Part.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  the  foundation  oftfte  Church.  ■ 

1  TQl  EHOLD  the  sure  Foundation  Stone, 
X3  Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 
To  build  our  heav'nly  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

S  Chosen  of  God,  to  sinners  dear, 
And  saints  adore  the  name. 
They  trust  their  whole  salvation  here, 
Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe,  and  priest, 

Reject  it  with  disdain  : 
Firm  on  this  Rock  the  church  shall  rest. 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4  What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood. 

Yet  must  this  building  rise  : 
'Tis  thy  own  work,  almighty  God, 
And  wond'rous  in  our  eyes. 

PSALM  118.  Ver.  24— 26.  Fourth  Part.  (CM.) 

Hotanna  ;  the  Lord's  day  ;  or,  Chrisfs  resurrection^  and  our  salvation. 

1  fTT^HIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
1      He  calls  the  hours  his  own  : 
Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

a  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead ; 
And  Satan's  empire  fell  ; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wondei^  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 
To  David's  holy  Son ; 
Help  us,  O  Lord ;  descend,  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 


PSALM  CXVIII.  S49 

4  Blest  is  the  Lord,  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace ; 
Who  comes  in  God  his  Father's  name. 
To  save  om'  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains. 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise  ; 
The  highest  heav'ns,  in  which  he  reigns, 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

PSALai  118.  Ver.  22— S7.  (S.  M.) 

»fn  Hosanna  for  the  LortVs  day  ;  or,  A  nexo  song  of  salvation  by  Christ. 

1  OjEE  what  a  Uving  Stone 
j^  The  builders  did  refuse ; 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon. 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest 

Reject  thine  only  Son  ; 
Yet  on  this  Rock  shall  Zion  rest. 
As  the  chief  Corner-Stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wond'rous  in  our  eyes ; 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
Tills  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made  : 
Let  us  rejoice,  and  sing,  and  pray  ; 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  King 

Of  David's  royal  blood ; 
Bless  him,  ye  saints,  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

6  We  bless  thine  holy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays  ; 


350         PSALMS  cxvm,  CXIX. 

And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

PSALM  118.  Ver.  88—27.  (L.  M.) 

K^n  Hosannafor  t/ie  Lord's  day  ;  or,  j9  nexo  song  of  salvation  by  Christ. 

1  T  O,  what  a  glorious  Corner-Stone 
JLi  The  Jewish  builders  did  refuse  !^ 
But  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon. 
In  spite  of  envy  and  the  Jews. 

3  Great  God,  the  work  is  all  divine, 
The  joy  and  wonder  of  our  eyes ; 
This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  tliine, 
The  day  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 

3  Sinners  rejoice,  and  saints  be  glad ; 

Hosanna,  let  his  name  be  blest ; 
A  thousand  honours  on  his  head, 

With  peace,  and  light,  and  glory,  rest ! 

4  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  bring 

Salvation  to  our  dying  race  ; 
Let  the  whole  church  address  their  King, 
With  hearts  of  joy,  and  songs  of  praise. 


I  have  collected  and  disposed  the  most  useful  verses  of  the  119tli 
Fsalm  under  eighteen  different  heads,  and  formed  a  divine  song  upon 
each  of  them.  But  the  verses  are  much  transposed  to  attain  some  de- 
gree of  connexion. 

In  some  places,  among  the  words  lanvSy  commands ^  judgments^  tes- 
timonies^  I  have  used  gosfiely  word,  truths  grace,  firomiaeSy  iSfc.  as  more 
agreeable  to  the  New  Testament,  and  the  common  language  of  Chris- 
tians ;  and  it  equally  answers  the  design  of  the  Psalmist,  which  was  to 
recommend  the  Holy  Scriptures. 

PSALM  119.  First  Part,  (CM.) 

The  bUasedness  of  saints^  and  misery  of  sinners. 

V.  1,  S,  3. 
LEST  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart. 
Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean ; 


B 


rSALM  CXIX.  S51 

Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 
But  fly  from  ev'ry  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word. 

And  practise  thy  commands  ; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands, 
ver.  165. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law. 

How  firm  their  souls  abide : 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside"! 
ver.  6. 

4  Tlien  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 

.  And  keep  my  face  from  shame, 
When  all  thy  statutes  1  obey, 
And  honour  all  thy  name, 
ver.  21,  118. 

5  But  haughty  sinners  God  will  hate, 

The  proud  shall  die  accurst ; 
The  sons  of  falsehood  and  deceit 
Are  trodden  to  the  dust, 
ver.  119,  155. 

6  Vile  as  the  dross  the  wicked  are : 

And  those  that  leave  thy  ways 
Shall  see  salvation  from  afar. 
But  never  taste  thy  grace. 

PSxiLM  119.  Second  Part. 

Secret  devotion  and  spirituaUmindedness  ;  or,  Constant  converse  mth  God. 

Ver.  147,  155. 
1  fX^O  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 
I      My  gracious  God,  I  pray  ; 
I  meditate  thy  name  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  lasv  by  day. 


S52  PSALM  CXIX. 

ver.  81. 

2  My  spiiit  faints  to  see  thy  grace. 

Thy  promise  bears  me  up ; 
And  while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy  word  supports  my  hope. 

ver.  164. 

3  Sev'n  times  a-day  1  lift  my  hands, 

And  pay  my  thanks  to  thee ; 
Thy  ri^iteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 

ver.  62. 

4  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 

1  call  thy  works  to  mind ; 
My  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 

PSALM  119.  Thu'd  Part. 

profession  of  sincerity,  repentance,  and  obedience. 

Ver.  57,  60. 
1  fTpHOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God ; 
I      Soon  as  I  know  thy  way, 
My  heart  makes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word. 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

ver.  13,  14. 

5  I  choose  the  path  of  heav'nly  truth. 

And  glory  in  my  choice ; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  tlie  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  The  testimonies  of  thy  grace, 
I  set  before  my  eyes  ; 
Thence  I  derive  my  daily  strength. 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 


PSALM  CXIX.  ^53 

ver.  59. 
-  If  once  1  wander  from  thy  path, 
I  think  upon  my  ways ; 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  thy  commands. 
And  trust  thy  pard'ning  grace, 
ver.  94,  112. 
Now  1  am  thine,  for  ever  thine, 

O  save  thy  servant,  Lord, 
Thou  art  my  shield,  my  hiding-place  ; 
My  hope  is  in  thy  woi  d. 
ver.  lis. 
Thou  hast  inclined  tliis  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statutes  to  fulfil ; 
And  tlius,  till  mortal  life  shall  end. 
Would  I  perform  thy  will. 

PSALM  119.  Fourth  Part. 

Instruction  from  Scripture. 

Ver.  9. 

HOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts^ 
And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  ? 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts, 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean, 
ver.  130. 
!  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind. 
It  spreads  such  light  abroad. 
The  meanest  souls  instruction  find. 
And  raise  their  thoughts  to  God. 
!  ver.  10.5. 

Its  Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heav'nly  Hght, 
j         That  guides  us  all  the  day  : 
And,  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 
Y 


354  PSALM  CXIX. 

ver.  99,  100. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  law  with  care. 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Grow  wiser  than  their  teachers  are, 
And  hetter  know  the  Lord. 

104,  113. 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  tnily  wise : 

I  hate  the  sinner's  road  ; 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise. 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God. 

ver.  89,  90,  91. 
[6  The  starry  heav'ns  thy  rule  obey, 
The  earth  maintains  her  place, 
And  these  thy  servants,  night  and  day, 
Thy  skill  and  pow'r  express. 

7  But  still  thy  law  and  gospel.  Lord, 

Have  lessens  more  divine ; 
Not  earth  stands  firmer  than  thy  word^ 
Nor  stars  so  nobly  shine.] 

ver.  190,  140,  9,  119. 

8  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth, 

How  pure  is  ev'ry  page ! 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  w^ell  support  our  age. 

PSALM  119.  Fifth  Part. 


Delight  in  Scripture;  or,  The  -word  of  God  dioeUing  m  us. 

Ver.  97. 
HOW  1  love  thy  holy  law ! 
_      Tis  daily  my  delight ; 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 
Di\1ne  ad\1ce  by  night. 


'O 


PSALM  CXIX.  3^ 

ver.  148. 
My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

To  meditate  thy  word ; 
My  soul  ^vith  longing  melts  away, 

To  hear  thy  gospel.  Lord, 
ver.  3,  13,  54. 
Thy  heav'nly  words  my  heart  engage  ! 

And  well  employ  my  tongue ! 
And,  in  my  tiresome  pilgrimage. 

Yield  me  an  heav'nly  song. 
ver.  19,  103. 
Am  I  a  stranger,  or  at  home, 

'ns  my  perpetual  feast ; 
^ot  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 

So  much  allures  the  taste, 
ver.  72,  137. 
No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 
For  loads  of  silver  well  refin'd, 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold, 
ver.  28,  49,  175. 
When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop. 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillai-s  to  support  my  hope, 

And  there  1  write  thy  praise. 

PSALM  119.  Sixth  Part. 

Holiness  and  comfort  from  the  Word. 

Ver.  128. 

LORD  1  esteem  thy  judgments  right, 
And  all  thy  statutes  just ; 
Thence  I  maintain  a  constant  fight 
With  ev'ry  flatt'ring  lust. 


^56  PSALM  CXIX. 

ver.  97,  9. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  I  survey ; 

I  keep  thy  law  in  sight, 
Through  all  the  business  of  the  day, 
To  form  my  actions  right, 
ver.  6S. 

3  My  heart  in  midnight  silence  cries, 

"  How  sweet  thy  comforts  be  !" 
My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder  rise, 
And  bring  their  thanks  to  thee, 
ver.  163. 

4  And  when  my  spirit  drinks  her  fill 

At  some  good  word  of  thine. 
Not  mighty  men,  that  share  the  spoO, 
Have  joys  compar'd  to  mine. 

PSALM  119.  Seventh  Part. 

Imperfection  of  nature,  and  perfection  of  Scripture. 

Ver.  96.  Paraphrased. 
1  T   ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join 
_I_J  To  form  one  perfect  book  : 
Great  God,  if  once  compar'd  with  tliine. 
How  mean  their  writings  look. 

3  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 
Could  show  one  sin  forgiv'n. 
Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave ; 
But  thine  conduct  to  heav'n. 

3  Fve  seen  an  end  of  what  we  call 

Perfection  here  below : 
How  short  the  pow'rs  of  nature  fall, 
And  can  no  further  go. 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  mth  God, 

By  works  their  hands  have  wrought  ,• 


PSALM  CXIX.  257 

But  thy  commands,  exceeding  broad. 
Extend  to  ev'ry  thought. 

5  In  vain  we  boast  perfection  here. 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame ; 
And  sinks  our  virtues  down  so  far, 
They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

6  Our  faith  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace, 

Fall  far  below  thy  word  ; 
ut  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 
Dwell  only  with  the  Lord. 

PSALM  119.  Eighth  Part. 

The  excellency  and  variety  of  Scripture. 

Ver.  111.  Paraphrased. 

1  T  ORD,  I  have  made  thy  word  my  choice, 
Jul    My  lasting  heritage  ; 

There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice. 
My  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

2  I'll  read  the  hist'ries  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  through  the  promises  I  rove. 
With  ever  fresh  delight. 

3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise, 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown. 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  blest : 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
And  our  eternal  rest. 

Y  3 


258  PSALM  CXIX. 

PSALM  119.  Ninth  Pail. 

Be  fire  of  Knoukds^e. 

Ver.  64,  68,  18. 

1  npHY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  0  Loi'd. 

JL     How  good  thy  works  appear  i 
Open  my  eyes,  to  re^  thy  word, 
And  see  thy  wonders  there. 

ver.  73,  i25. 

2  My  lieart  was  fashion'd  by  thy  haod. 

My  ser\4ce  is  tliy  due ; 
Oh  make  thy  serv  ant  understand 
The  dijties  1  must  do. 
ver.  19. 

3  Since  Tm  a  stranger  here  below, 

Thy  path  Oh  do  not  liide  ; 
Rut  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  go, 
And  be  my  constant  guide, 
ver.  26. 

4  When  I  confess'd  my  w^and'ring  ways. 

Thou  heardst  my  soul  complain ; 
Grant  me  tlie  teachings  of  thy  grac.e. 
Or  I  shall  stiay  again. 

ver.  33,  34. 
^  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  shew, 
And  heavenly  truth  impail. 
His  work  for  ever  I'll  pursue, 
His  laws  sliall  rule  my  heart, 
ver.  50,  71. 
6  Tliis  w^as  my  comfort  when  I  bore 
Variety  of  grief ; 
It  made  me  learn  thy  word  the  more. 
And  fly  to  that  relief. 


PMLMCXIX.  259 

re%\  51. 
[7  In  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now : 
ril  ne'er  forget  tliy  law, 
JjTpr  let  that  blessed  gospel  go, 
Whence  all  my  hopes  I  draw. 

ver.  27,  171. 
8  When  I  have  learn'd  my  Father's  will, 
I'll  teach  the  woild  his  ways ; 
My  thankful  lips,  inspired  with  zeaj, 
Shall  sing  aloud  his  praise.] 

PSALM  119.  TentljPan. 

Pleading  the  Promises. 

Ver.  38,  49. 

1  Tj  EHOLD  thy  waiting  servant.  Lord, 
XJ  Devoted  to  thy  fear  ; 
Remember  and  confirm  thy  word, 
For  all  my  hopes  are  there, 
ver.  41,  .^8,  107. 
^  Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  down, 
And  promised  quickening  grace  ? 
Doth  not  my  heart  address  thy  throne  ? 
"    And  yet  thy  love  delays, 
ver.  123,  42. 
:3  Mine  eyes  for  thy  salvation  fail ; 
O  bear  thy  servant  up ; 
Nor  let  the  scoffing  lips  prevail, 
Who  dare  reproach  my  hope, 
ver.  49,  74. 
4  Didst  thou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lord  ? 
Then  let  thy  truth  appear  ; 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  my  reward, 
And  trust,  as  well  as  fear. 


360  PSALM  CXIX. 

PSALM  119.  Eleventh  Pail, 

Breatfiing  after  holinen. 

Ver.  5,  33. 

1  1^  THAT  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways, 
\^    To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 
O  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 

To  know  and  do  his  will ! 

ver.  29. 

2  O  send  thy  Spirit  down,  to  write 
Thy  law  upon  my  heart ! 

Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  har's  part. 

ver.  37,  36. 

3  From  vanity  turn  off  my  eyes ; 
Let  no  corrupt  design. 

Nor  covetous  desu'es,  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 

ver.  133. 

4  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 
And  make  my  heart  sincere  ; 

Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  I^ord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

ver.  17«. 

5  My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray, 
My  feet  too  often  slip  : 

Yet,  since  I  keep  in  mind  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wand'ring  sheep. 

ver.  35. 

6  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands, 
'Tis  a  delightful  road ; 

Nor  let  my  head,  nor  heart,  nor  hands 
Oifend  against  my  God. 


M 


PSALM  CXIX.  861 

PSALM  119.  Twelfth  Part 

Breathing-  after  csmfort  and  deliverance, 

Ver.  153. 
Y  God,  consider  my  distress, 


Let  mercy  plead  my  cause  : 
Though  I  have  sinn'd  against  thy  grace, 
I  ne'er  forget  thy  laws, 
ver.  39,  116. 
Forbid,  forbid  the  sharp  reproach, 

Which  I  so  justly  fear  ; 
Uphold  my  life,  uphold  my  hopes. 
Nor  let  my  shame  appear, 
ver.  laa,  135. 
Be  thou  a  surety,  Lord,  for  me. 

Nor  let  the  proud  oppress  ; 
But  make  thy  waiting  servant  see 
The  shinings  of  thy  face, 
ver.  81. 
My  eyes  wth  expectation  fail. 

My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"  When  will  the  Lord  his  truth  fulfil, 
"  And  bid  my  comforts  rise  ?" 
ver.  iS2. 
Look  down  upon  my  sorrows.  Lord, 

And  show  thy  grace  the  same. 
Thy  tender  mercies  still  afford 
To  those  that  love  thy  name. 


Wo 


PSALM  119.  Thirteenth  Part. 

Holy  fear  and  tenderness  of  conscience. 

Ver.  10. 
ITH  my  whole  heart  Tve  sought  thy  face, 
let  me  never  stray 


^2  PSALM  CXIX. 

From  thy  commands,  O  God  of  grace. 
Nor  tread  the  sinners'  way. 
ver.  11. 

2  Thy  word  I've  plac'd  witliin  my  heart, 

To  keep  my  conscience  clean, 
And  be  an  everlasting  guard 
From  ev'ry  rising  sin. 

ver.  63,  53,  158. 

3  I'm  a  companion  of  the  saints, 

Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord ; 
My  sorrows  rise,  my  spirit  faints, 
When  men  transgress  thy  word, 
ver.  161,  163. 

4  W^hile  sinners  do  thy  gospel  wrong, 

My  spirit  stands  in  awe  : 
My  soul  abhors  a  lying  tongue, 
But  loves  thy  righteous  law. 
ver.  161,  120. 

5  My  heart  with  sacred  rev'rence  hears 

The  threat'nings  of  thy  word ; 
My  flesh,  with  holy  trembling,  fears 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord, 
ver.  166,  174. 

6  My  God,  I  long,  I  hope,  I  wait, 

For  thy  salvation  stiU  ; 
Wliile  thy  whole  law  is  my  delight. 
And  I  obey  thy  will. 

PSALM  119.  Fourteentli  Part. 

Benefit  of  aJUciiont,  and  support  under  them, 

Ver.  153,  81,  82. 
i  ^ONSIDER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord. 
\y   And  thy  deliv'rance  send  5 


PSALM  CXIX.  S63 

My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints, 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 
ver.  71. 

2  Yet  I  have  found  'tis  good  for  me 

To  bear  ray  Father's  rod ; 
Afflictions  make  me  learn  thy  law, 
And  live  upon  my  God. 
ver.  50. 

3  This  is  the  comfort  I  enjoy, 

When  new  distress  begins, 
I  read  thy  word,  I  run  thy  way, 
And  hate  my  former  sins, 
ver.  93. 

4  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight, 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled. 
My  soul,  oppress'd  with  sorrow's  weight. 
Had  sunk  amongst  the  dead, 
ver.  75. 

5  1  know  thy  judgments.  Lord,  are  right, 

Though  they  may  seem  severe ; 
The  sharpest  suff 'rings  I  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care, 
ver.  67. 

6  Before  I  knew  thy  chast'ning  rod. 

My  feet  were  apt  to  stray  ; 
But  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

PSALM  119.  Fifteenth  Part. 

Holt/  resolutions. 

Ver.  93. 
THAT  tliy  statutes  ev'ry  hour 
Miglit  dwell  upon  my  mind  ! 


o 


S64  PSALM  CXIX. 

Thence  I  derive  a  quick'ning  pow'i;. 
And  daily  peace  I  find, 
ver.  15,  16. 
§  To  meditate  thy  precepts,  Lord^ 
Shall  be  my  sweet  employ  ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word ; 
Thy  word  is  all  my  joy. 
ver.  3S. 

3  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands, 

If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  my  feet  at  large ! 
ver.  13,  46. 

4  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name  ; 
ril  speak  thy  word,  though  kings  should  heai', 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 
Ver.  61,  69,  70. 

5  Let  bands  of  persecutors  rise. 

To  rob  me  of  my  right ; 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies. 
Thy  law  is  my  deliglit. 
ver.  115. 

6  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race. 

Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill ; 
I  love  my  God,  I  love  his  ways, 
And  must  obey  his  will. 

PSALM  il9.  Sixteenth  Part. 

A  prayer  for  quickening  grace. 

Ver.  S5,  37. 
Y  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust  j 
Lord,  give  me  lite  divine  : 


*M. 


PSALM  CXIX.  265 

From  vain  desires,  and  ev'ry  lust, 
Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of  thy  grace. 

To  speed  me  in  thy  way. 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race, 

Or  turn  my  feet  astray.  , 

ver.  107.  I 

3  When  sore  afflictions  press  me  down.  | 

I  need  thy  quick'ning  pow'rs ;  | 

Thy  word,  that  I  have  rested  on,  | 

Shall  help  my  heaviest  hours.  [ 

ver.  156,  40.  i 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sov'reign  still,  \ 

And  thou  a  faithful  God  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeal. 
To  run  the  heav'nly  road  ? 

Ver.  159,  40. 

5  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love. 

And  long  to  see  thy  face  ! 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move, 

Without  enliv'ning  grace  !  ^ 

ver.  98. 

6  Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
When  I  have  felt  its  quick'ning  pow'r 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 

PSALM  119.  Seventeenth  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Grace  shining  in  difficulties  and  trials.  | 

Ver.  143,  28. 
HEN  pain  and  anguish  seize  me.  Lord, 
AH  my  support  is  from  thy  word ; 
Z 


'W 


S66  PSALM  CXIX. 

My  soul  dissolves  for  heaviness ; 
Uphold  me  with  thy  strengthening  grace, 
ver.  51,  69,  110. 
S  The  proud  have  fram'd  their  scoffs  and  lies, 
They  watch  my  feet  with  envious  eyes  ; 
They  tempt  my  soul  to  snares  and  sin , 
Yet  thy  commands  I  ne'er  decline. 

3  They  hate  me,  Lord,  without  a  cause, 
They  hate  to  see  me  love  thy  laws ; 
But  I  will  trust  and  fear  thy  name, 
'Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame.  . 

PSALM  119.  Last  Part. 

Sanctified  afflictions  ;  or,  Delight  in  the  -word  of  God. 

ver.  67,  50. 

1  TlATHER,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand ; 
3_     How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod, 
That  forc'd  my  conscience  to  a  stand, 
And  bi'ought  my  wand'ring  soul  to  God ! 

3  Foolish  and  vain,  I  went  astray, 

E'er  I  had  felt  thy  scourges,  Lord, 
I  left  my  guide,  and  lost  my  way : 
But  now  I  love  and  keep  thy  word. 

ver.  71. 

3  'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke. 

For  pride  is  apt  to  rise  and  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke, 
That  1  might  learn  his  statutes  w  ell. 
ver.  72. 

4  The  law  that  issues  from  thy  mouth 

Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  south. 
Or  richest  hills  of  golden  ore. 


PSALM  CXX.  S67 

ver.  73. 
Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 

Thy  Spirit  form'd  my  soul  within ; 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wond'rous  name, 

And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin, 
ver.  74^. 
Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord 

At  my  salvation  shall  rejoice  ; 
For  I  have  trusted  in  thy  word, 

And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice. 

PSALM  120.  (C.  M.) 

Complaint  of  qxiarrelsome  neighbours  ;  or,  A  devout  ivish  for  peace. 

THOU  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest, 
Pity  my  suffering  state ; 
When  wilt  thou  set  my  soul  at  rest. 
From  lips  that  love  deceit  ? 

Hard  lot  of  mine !  my  days  are  cast 

Among  the  sons  of  strife. 
Whose  never-ceasing  quarrels  waste 

My  golden  hours  of  Ufe. 

Oh  might  I  fly  to  change  my  place, 

How  would  I  choose  to  dwell 
In  some  wide  lonesome  wilderness. 

And  leave  these  gates  of  hell ! 

Peace  is  the  blessing  that  I  seek, 

How  lovely  are  its  charms ! 
I  am  for  peace ;  but  when  I  speak, 

They  all  declare  for  arms. 

New  passions  still  their  souls  engage. 

And  keep  their  malice  strong ; 
What  shall  be  done  to  curb  thy  rage, 

O  thou  devouring  tongue  ! 


S68  PSALM  CXXI. 

6  Should  burning  arrows  smite  thee  through. 

Strict  justice  would  approve ; 
But  I  would  rather  spare  my  foe, 
And  melt  his  heait  with  love. 

PSALM  isi.  (L.  M.) 

t)ivine  protection. 

1  T  JP  ^0  ^lie  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 

U    Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies ; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives  ; 
There  my  almighty  refuge  lives. 

3  He  lives  ;  the  everlasting  God, 

That  built  the  world,  that  spread  tlie  flood  ] 
The  heav'ns,  with  all  their  hosts,  he  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

3  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way  5 
His  morning  smiles  adorn  the  day : 
He  spreads  the  ev'ning  veil,  and  keep§ 
The  silent  hours  wliile  Isr'el  sleeps. 

h  Isr'el,  a  name  divinely  blest. 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest ; 
Thy  holy  GuarcMan's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber,  nor  surprise. 

o  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by  day  5 
Nor  the  pale  moon  with  sickly  ray 
Shall  blast  thy  couch  :  no  baleful  star 
Darts  his  malignant  fire  so  far. 

0  Should  earth  and  hell  with  malice  burn, 
Still  thou  shall  go,  and  still  return 
Safe  ia  the  Lord !  his  heav'nly  cai^e 
Defends  thy  life  from  ev'ry  snare. 

7  On  thee  foul  spirits  have  no  pow'r  : 
And  in  thy  last  departing  hour 


I 


PSALM  CXXI.  269 

Angels,  that  trace  the  airy  road, 
Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God. 

PSALM  lai.  (C.  M.) 

Preservation  by  day  and  night. 

TO  heav'n  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes  ; 
There  all  my  hopes  are  laid ; 
The  Lord  that  built  the  earth  and  skies 
Is  my  perpetual  aid. 

Their  stedfast  feet  shall  never  fall, 

Whom  he  designs  to  keep  ; 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  call. 

His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 

He  will  sustain  our  weakest  pow'rs 

With  his  almighty  arm, 
And  watch  our  most  unguarded  hours 

Against  surprising  harm. 

Isr'el  rejoice,  and  rest  secure ; 

Thy  keeper  is  the  Lord ; 
His  wakeful  eyes  employ  his  pow'r 

For  thine  eternal  guard. 

Nor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly  moon, 

Shall  have  his  leave  to  smite ; 
He  shields  thy  head  from  burning  noon, 

From  blasting  damps  at  night. 

He  guards  thy  soul,  he  keeps  thy  breath. 

Where  thickest  dangers  come  ; 
Go,  and  return,  secure  from  death, 

'Till  God  commands  thee  home. 

PSALM  isi.  As  the  148th  Psalm. 

God  our  preserver. 

UPWARD  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
From  God  is  all  my  aid ; 
z  2 


S70  P8ALM  CXXIl. 

The  God  that  built  the  skies, 
And  earth  and  nature  made. 
God  is  the  tow'r 
To  which  1  fly  ; 
His  grace  is  nigh 
In  ev'ry  hour. 

s  My  feet  shall  never  sUde, 
Nor  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide. 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes, 
That  never  sleep, 
Shall  Isr'el  keep, 
When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day. 

Nor  blasts  of  ev'ning  air, 
Sliall  take  my  health  away, 
If  God  be  with  me  there. 
Thou  art  my  sun. 
And  thou  my  shade, 
To  guard  my  head 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  giv'n  tliy  w^ord 

To  save  my  soul  from  death  ? 
And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 
To  keep  my  mortal  breath. 
I'll  go,  and  come. 
Nor  fear  to  die, 
'Till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  home. 


H 


PSALM  13S.  (C.  M.) 

Coin  J  to  Church. 

OW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear> 
My  friends  devoutly  say. 


PSALM  CXXII.  a71 

'-  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
"  And  keep  the  solemn  day!'* 

;3  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road ; 
The  Church,  adorn'd  with  grace. 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  shew  Ms  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair ; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints : 

And  while  his  awful  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

9  Peace  be  within  tliis  sacred  place. 
And  joy  a  constant  guest  ; 
With  holy  gifts  and  heav'nly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest. 

i>  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still. 
While  life  or  breath  remains ; 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred,  dwell ; 
There  God  my  Saviour  reigns. 

PSALM  las.  Proper  Tune. 

Going  to  Church. 

i  TTXOW  pleas'd  and  blest  was  I, 
JrX    To  hear  the  people  cry, 
•'  Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day !'' 

Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal 

We  haste  to  Zion's  hill. 
And  there  our  vows  and  honours  pay. 

5  Zion,  thrice  happy  place, 
Adorn'd  with  wond'rous  grace , 


S7S  PSALM  CXXIIL 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee  round ; 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  There  David's  greater  Son 
Has  fix'd  his  royal  throne ; 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there  ; 

He  bids  the  saints  be  glad, 

He  makes  the  sinner  sad, 
And  humble  souls  rejoice  mth  feaj\ 

4  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait, 

To  bless  the  soul  of  ev'ry  guest ; 

The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace. 

And  wishes  thine  increase, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  liim  rest ! 

5  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 
"  Peace  to  this  sacred  house ! 

"  For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell ! 

"  And  since  my  glorious  God 

"  Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 
•*  My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well." 

Repeat  the  4th  Stanza  to  complete  the  Tune. 

PSALM  123.  (C.  M.) 

Pleading  7vith  submission. 

1   g^  THOU,  whose  grace  and  justice  reigH 
\j    Enthron'd  above  the  skies. 
To  thee  our  hearts  would  tell  their  pain, 
To  thee  we  lift  our  eyes. 

S  As  servants  watch  their  master's  hand, 
And  fear  the  angry  stroke  ; 
Or  maids  before  their  mistress  stand, 
And  wait  a  peaceful  look : 


PSALM  CXXIV.  S73 

3  So,  for  our  sins,  we  justly  feel 

Thy  discipline,  O  God ; 
Yet  wait  the  gracious  moment  still, 
'Till  thou  remove  thy  rod. 

4  Tliose  that  in  wealth  and  pleasure  live, 

Our  daily  groans  deride, 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 
Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  Our  foes  insult  us,  but  our  hope 

In  thy  compassion  lies  ; 
This  thought  shall  bear  our  spirits  up,    * 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

PSALM  12^.  (C.  M.) 

God  gives  victory, 

1  XTTAD  not  the  God  of  truth  and  love, 
Xl    When  hosts  against  us  rose. 
Displayed  his  vengeance  from  above, 
And  crushed  the  conqu'ring  foes  ; 

S  Their  armies,  like  a  raging  flood, 
Had  swept  the  guardless-land, 
Destroy'd  on  earth  his  blest  abode. 
And  'whelm'd  our  feeble  band. 

3  But  safe  beneath  his  spreading  shield 

His  sons  securely  rest. 
Defy  the  dangers  of  the  field. 
And  bare  the  fearless  breast. 

4  And  now  our  souls  shall  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  broke  the  deadly  snare ; 
Who  sav'd  us  from  the  murd'ring  sword. 
And  made  our  lives  his  care. 

5  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name. 

Who  form'd  the  heav'ns  above  ; 


S74  PSALM  CXXV. 

He  that  supports  their  wond'rous  frame, 
Can  guard  his  church  by  love. 

PSALM  135.  (C.  M.) 

The  saints  trial  and  safety. 

1  T  TNSHAKEN  as  the  sacred  hill, 
\J    And  firm  as  mountains  stand. 
Firm,  as  a  rock,  the  soul  shall  rest, 
That  trusts  th'  Almighty  hand. 

S  Not  walls  nor  hills  could  guard  so  well 
Old  Salem's  happy  ground, 
As  those  eternal  arms  of  love, 
That  ev'ry  saint  surround. 

3  While  tyrants  are  a  smarting  scourge, 

To  drive  them  near  to  God, 
Divine  compassion  will  assuage 
The  fury  of  the  rod. 

4  Deal  gently.  Lord,  with  souls  sincere. 

And  lead  them  safely  on 
To  the  bright  gates  of  paradise, 
Where  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 

5  But  if  we  tread  those  crooked  ways, 

That  the  old  serpent  drew, 
The  wrath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell 
Shall  smite  his  foU'wers  too. 

PSALM  125.  (S.  M.) 

The  satTits*  trial  and  safety, •  or,  Moderated  affiictions. 

1  XlIRM  and  unmov'd  are  they, 
X^    That  rest  their  souls  on  God : 
Firm  as  the  mount  where  David  dwelt. 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 

%  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 
The  city's  sacred  ground, 


PSALM  CXXVI.  375 

So  God,  and  his  almighty  love, 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  What  though  the  Father's  rod 

Drop  a  chastising  stroke, 
Yet,  lest  it  wound  their  souls  too  deep, 
Its  fury  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  those 

Whose  faith  and  pious  fear, 
Whose  hope  and  love,  and  ev'ry  grace, 
Proclaim  their  heaiis  sincere. 

^  Nor  shall  the  tyrant's  rage 

Too  long  oppress  the  saint ; 
The  God  of  Isr'el  will  support 
His  children,  lest  they  faint. 

6  But  if  our  slavish  fear 

Will  choose  the  road  to  hell, 
We  must  expect  our  portion  there. 
Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 

PSALM  126.  (L.  M.) 

Surprising  deliverance. 

1  "^TTTHEN  God  restored  our  captive  state, 
W    Joy  was  our  song,  and  grace  our  theme ; 
Tlie  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so  great. 
That  joy  appear'd  a  pleasing  dream. 

5  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 
Unwilling  honours  to  thy  name ; 
While  we  with  pleasure  shout  thy  praise^ 
With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 

-3  When  we  review'd  our  dismal  fears, 

'Twas  hard  to  tliink  they'll  vanish  so ; 
W^ith  God  we  left  our  flowing  tears. 
He  makes  our  joys  like  rivers  flow. 


276  PSALAI  CXXVI. 

4  The  man  that  in  his  furroWd  field 

His  scattered  seed  with  sadness  leaves. 
Will  shout  to  see  the  harvest  yield 
A  welcome  load  of  joyful  sheaves. 

PSALM  ia6.  (C.  M.) 

The  joy  of  a  remarkable  conversion  ;  or,  Melancholy  removed. 

1  "W'WTHEN  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name;, 
W    And  chang'd  my  mournful  state. 
My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream. 
The  grace  appear'd  so  great. 

3  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change. 
And  did  thy  liand  confess ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains. 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  "  Great  is  the  work,"  my  neighbours  cry'd, 

And  own'd  the  pow'r  divine ; 
"  Great  is  the  work,"  my  heart  reply 'd, 
"  And  be  the  glory  thine." 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night ; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

^  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 
'Till  the  fan'  harvest  come  ; 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great. 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

(>  Though  seed  lie  buried  long  in  dust. 
It  shan't  deceive  their  hope ! 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost. 
For  grace  insures  the  crop. 


PSALM  CXXVII.  877 

PSALM  137.  (L.  M.) 

The  blessings  of  God  on  the  business  and  comforts  of  life. 

1  TF  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost 

X  And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost ; 

If  God  the  city  will  not  keep, 

The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  though  we  rise  before  the  sun, 
'  And  work  and  toil  when  day  is  done. 

Careful  and  sparing  eat  our  bread. 
To  shun  that  poverty  we  dread  ; 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain,  'till  God  hath  blest ; 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  us  rest  ; 
On  God,  our  Sov'reign  still  depends 
Our  joy  in  children,  and  in  friends. 

4  Happy  the  man  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends : 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove. 
When  they  are  season'd  with  his  love ! 

PSALM  137.  (C.  M.) 

God  all  in  all. 

1  TF  God  to  build  the  house  deny, 
JL  The  builders  work  in  vain  ; 
And  towns  without  his  wakeful  eye. 
An  useless  watch  maintain. 

5  Before  the  morning-beams  arise. 

Your  painful  work  renew, 
And,  till  the  stars  ascend  the  skies, 
Your  tiresome  toil  pursue. 

8  Short  be  your  sleep,  and  coarse  your  fare  i 
In  vain,  'till  God  has  blest  ; 
But  if  his  smiles  attend  your  care. 
You  shall  have  food  and  rest. 
A  a 


^78  PSALMS  CXXVIII,  CXXIX. 

4  Nor  children,  relatives,  nor  friends. 
Shall  real  blessings  prove, 
Nor  all  the  earthly  joys  he  sends, 
If  sent  without  his  love. 

PSALM  128.  (C.  M.) 

Family  blessings. 

1   f\  HAPPY  man,  whose  soul  is  flll'd 
\y    With  zeal  and  rev'rend  awe ! 
His  lips  to  God  their  honours  yield, 
His  life  adorns  the  law. 

3  A  careful  providence  sliall  stand, 
And  ever  guard  thy  head, 
Shall  on  the  labours  of  thv  hand 
Its  kindly  blessings  shed. 

3  Thy  wife  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine ; 

Thy  children  round  thy  board, 
Each  like  a  plant  of  honour  shine, 
And  learn  to  fear  the  Lord. 

4  The  Lord  shall  thy  best  hopes  fulfil, 

For  months  and  yeare  to  come ; 

The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 

Shall  send  thee  blessings  home. 

5  This  is  the  man  whose  happy  eyes 

Shall  see  his  house  increase. 
Shall  see  the  sinking  church  arise, 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 

PSALM  129.  (C.  M.) 

Persecutors  punished 

1  TT  tP  from  my  youth,  may  Isr'el  say, 
U    Have  I  been  nurs'd  in  tears  ; 
My  griefs  were  constant  as  the  day. 
And  tedious  as  tlie  years. 


PSALM  CXXX.  S79 

2  Up  from  my  youth  I  bore  the  rage 

Of  all  the  sons  of  strife  ; 
Oft  they  assail'd  my  riper  age, 
But  God  preserv'd  my  life. 

3  O'er  all  my  frame  their  cruel  dart 

Its  painful  wounds  imprest ; 
Hourly  they  vex'd  my  fainting  heart, 
Nor  let  my  sorrows  rest. 

4i  The  Lord  grew  angry  on  his  throne. 
And,  with  impartial  eye, 
Measur'd  the  mischiefs  they  had  done, 
Then  let  liis  arrows  fly. 

5  How  was  their  insolence  surprised 

To  hear  his  thunders  roll  1 
And  all  the  foes  of  Zion  seiz'd 
With  horror  to  the  soul. 

6  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  the  saints 

Be  blasted  from  the  sky  ; 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faints. 
And  all  their  prospects  die. 

[7  What  though  they  flourish  tall  and  fair, 
They  have  no  root  beneath ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish  in  despair. 
And  lie  despis'd  in  death. 

8  So  corn,  that  on  the  house-top  stands, 
No  hope  of  harvest  gives  ; 
The  reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hands, 
Nor  binder  fold  the  sheaves.] 

PSALM  130.  (C.  M.) 

Pardoning'  grace. 

1   4^UT  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress, 
\J  The  borders  of  despair, 


S80  PSALM  CXXX. 

I  sent  my  cry  to  seek  thy  grace, 
My  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 

5  Great  God  should  thy  severer  eye, 

And  thine  impartial  hand, 
Mark  and  revenge  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my  God 
For  crimes  of  higli  degi^ee  ; 
Thy  Son  has  bought  them  with  his  blood. 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

[4  I  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 
With  strong  desires  I  wait ; 
My  soul,  invited  by  thy  word, 
Stands  watching  at  thy  gate.] 

[5  Just  as  the  guards  that  keep  the  night 
Long  for  the  morning-skies, 
Watch  the  fii-st  beams  of  breaking  light. 
And  meet  them  with  their  eyes ; 

6  So  waits  my  soul  to  see  thy  grace, 

And,  more  intent  than  tliey. 
Meets  the  first  op'nings  of  thy  face. 
And  finds  a  brighter  day.] 

7  Then  in  the  Lord  let  Isr'el  trust. 

Let  Isr'el  seek  his  face : 
ThA  Lord  is  good,  as  well  as  just, 
And  plenteous  in  liis  grace. 

8  There's  full  redemption  at  his  throne 

For  sinners  long  enslav'd ; 
The  great  Redeemer  is  his  Son : 
And  Israel  shall  be  sav'd. 


PSALMS  CXXX,  CXXXr.  281 

PSALM  130.  (L.  M.) 

Pardoning  grace. 

i  inROM  deep  distress,  and  troubled  thoughts, 
JT    To  thee,  my  God,  I  rais'd  my  cries : 
If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults. 

No  flesh  can  stand  before  thine  eyes. 

a  But  thou  liast  built  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there. 
That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face, 
And  hope,  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  As  the  benighted  pilgrims  wait. 

And  long  and  wish  for  breaking  day^ 
So  waits  my  soul  before  thy  gate  ; 
When  will  my  God  his  face  display  ? 

4  My  trust  is  fix'd  upon  thy  word, 

Nor  shall  I  trust  thy  word  in  vain ; 
Let  mourning  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

5  Great  is  his  love,  and  large  his  grace, 

Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son ; 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways. 

And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  done. 


I 


PSALM  131.  (C.  M.) 

Humility  and  submission. 

S  there  ambition  in  my  heart  ? 
Search,  gracious  God,  and  see ; 


Or  do  I  act  a  haughty  part  ? 
Lord,  I  appeal  to  thee. 

2  1  charge  my  thoughts,  be  humble  still. 
And  all  my  carriage  mild, 
Content,  my  Father,  with  thy  ^vill^ 
And  peaceful  as  a  child. 
A  a  s 


2SS  PSALM  CXXXII. 

3  Hie  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind, 
Shall  have  a  large  reward : 
Let  saints  in  sorrow  lie  resigned. 
And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 

PSALM  132.  Ver.  5, 13—18.  (L.  M.) 

^■it  the  settlement  of  a  church;  or.  The  ordination  of  a  mimtter. 

\   X^THERE  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find 
\  V    An  habitation  for  our  God, 
A  dwelhng  for  th'  eternal  Mind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  blood? 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  chose  the  hill 

Of  Zion  for  his  ancient  rest ; 
And  Zion  is  his  dwelling  still, 

His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  "  Here  I  will  fix  my  gracious  throne, 

"  And  reign  for  ever,"  saith  the  Lord ; 

••  Here  shall  my  pow'r  and  love  be  known, 

"  And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 

4  "  Here  will  I  meet  the  hungry  poor, 

"  And  fill  their  souls  with  living  bread  ; 
"  Sinners,  that  wait  before  my  door, 
"  With  sweet  provisions  shall  be  fed. 

,j  '•  Girded  with  truth,  and  cloth'd  with  grace, 
My  priests,  my  ministers,  shall  shine  : 
''  Not  Aaron,  in  his  costly  dress, 
"  Appears  so  glorious  and  di^ine. 

6  "  The  saints,  unable  to  contain 

"  Their  inward  joys,  shall  shout  and  sing^ 
"  The  Son  of  David  here  shall  reign, 
"  And  Zion  triumph  in  her  King." 

[7  Jesus  shall  see  a  numerous  seed 

Born  here,  t'  uphold  his  glorious  name : 


PSALM  CXXXII.  283 

His  crown  shall  flourish  on  his  head, 

While  all  his  foes  are  cloth'd  with  shame.] 

PSALM  132.  Ver.  4,  5,  7,  8,  15—17.  (C.  M.) 

A  Church  eatablished. 

[1  l^rO  sleep  nor  slumber  to  his  eyes 
j[^    Good  David  would  afford, 
'Till  he  had  found  below  the  skies 
A  dwelling  for  the  Lord. 

2  The  Lord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  name, 
His  ark  was  settled  there ; 
And  there  th'  assembled  nation  came, 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 

S  We  trace  no  more  those  toilsome  ways, 
Nor  wander  far  abroad  ; 
Where'er  thy  people  meet  for  praise, 
There  is  a  house  for  God.] 

PAUSE. 

4  Arise,  O  King  of  gi-ace,  arise, 
And  enter  to  thy  rest, 
Lo  !  thy  Church  waits,  with  longing  eyes. 
Thus  to  be  own'd  and  blest. 

:i  Enter,  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 
Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word  ; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain. 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

(i  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows, 
Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread  ; 
Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 
And  fill  thy  poor  wth  bread. 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign. 
Let  God's  anointed  shine  ^ 


284  PSALM  CXXXIII. 

Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  pow'r  divine. 

8  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne. 
And,  as  his  kingdom  grows, 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crowi\. 
And  shame  confound  his  foes. 


PSALM  133.  (C.  M.) 

Brotlierly  love. 

0 !  what  an  enteiiaining  sight 
Those  friendly  brethren  prove, 
Whose  cheerful  hearts  in  bands  unite 
Of  harmony  and  love. 


L 


a  Where  streams  of  bliss  from  Christ  the  spring 
Descend  to  ev'ry  soul. 
And  heav'nly  peace,  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole. 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil,  divinely  sweet, 
On  Aaron's  rev 'rend  head ; 
The  trickling  drops  perfum'd  his  feet. 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

*  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews. 
That  fall  on  Zion's  hill. 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shews, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 

PSALM  133.  (S.  M.) 

Communion  of  Saints  ;  or,  Love  and  -worship  in  afatniltf^ 

i  T%  LEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
jj  Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one : 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

S  Blest  is  the  pious  house, 

Wliere  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 


PSALM  CXXXIII.  285 

Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus,  w^hen  on  Aaron's  head 

They  pour'd  the  rich  perfume, 
The  oil  through  all  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  fill'd  the  room. 

4  Thus  on  the  heav'nly  hills 

The  saints  are  blest  above, 
Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils. 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

PSALM  133.  As  the  l22d  Psalm. 

The  blesswgs  of  Friendship. 

1  yxOW  pleasant  *tis  to  see 
JtX  Kindred  and  friends  agree. 
Each  in  his  proper  station  move ; 

And  each  fulfil  his  part, 

With  sympathizing  heart, 
In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love. 

%       'Tis  like  the  ointment  shed 

On  Aaron's  sacred  head, 
Divinely  rich,  divinely  sweet  ; 

The  oil  through  all  the  room 

DifFus'd  a  choice  perfume. 
Ran  through  his  robes,  and  blest  his  feet. 

3       Like  fruitM  show'rs  of  rain, 

That  water  all  the  plain. 
Descending  from  the  neighb'iing  hills  ; 

Such  streams  of  pleasure  roll 

Through  ev'ry  friendly  soul, 
Wliere  love  like  heav'nly  dew  distils. 

[Repeat  the  first  Stanza,  to  complete  the  Tune.} 


386         PSALMS  CXXXIV,  CXXXV. 
PSALM  134.  (C.  M.) 

Daily  and  ui^litty  devotions. 

1  X/^E  that  obey  th'  immortal  King, 
JL    Attend  his  holy  place  ; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of4iis  pow'r, 
And  bless  his  wond'rous  grace. 

3  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  hght. 
And  send  your  souls  on  high  ; 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 

3  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 
With  rays  of  quick'ning  grace  ; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heav'ns  abroad, 
And  rules  the  sweUing  seas. 

PSALM  135.  Ver.  1 — %  14, 19—21.  First  Part. 

(L.  M.) 

The  Church  is  GocPs  house  and  tare.  ^  ' 

1  TfjRAlSE  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name, 
X^  While  in  his  earthly  couils  ye  wait. 
Ye  saints  that  to  his  house  belong. 
Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

S  Pi^aise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Lord  is  good : 
To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  employ : 
Isr'el  he  chose  of  old,  and  stiU 
His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  himself  will  judge  liis  saints  ; 

He  treats  his  servants  as  his  fiiends : 
And  when  he  hears  then-  sore  comj^laints. 
Repents  the  sorrows  that  he  sends. 

4  Through  ev'ry  age  the  Lord  declares 

His  name,  and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod ; 


PSALM  CXXXV.  287 

He  gives  liis  suffering  servants  rest, 
And  will  be  known  th'  Almighty  God. 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord,  who  taste  his  love. 
People  and  priests  exalt  his  name : 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells  , 
His  Church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

PSALM  135.  Ver.  5—i2.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  7vorks  of  creation,  providence,  redemption  of  Israel,  and  destruction  of  enemies, 

1  g^  REAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high 
\jr  Above  all  pow'rs  and  ev'ry  throne  ; 
Whate'er  he  please,  in  earth  or  sea, 
Or  heav'n  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  done. 

^  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise, 

The  lightmngs  flash,  the  thunders  roar ; 
He  pours  the  rain,  he  brings  the  wind 
And  tempests  from  his  airy  store. 

^igKwas  he  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 
O  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land  ; 
When  all  thy  first-born,  beasts,  and  men. 
Fell  dead  by  his  avenging  hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings. 

He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Isr'el,  whom  his  hand  redeem'd. 
No  more  to  be  proud  Pharaoh's  slave ! 

5  His  pow'r  the  same,  the  same  his  grace, 

That  saves  us  from  the  hosts  of  hell  ; 
And  heav'n  he  gives  us  to  possess. 
Whence  the  apostate  angels  fell. 

PSALM  13.9.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  due  to  God,  and  vol  to  idols. 

1      A   WAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 
x\^  Your  sweetest  passions  raise; 


S88  PSALM  CXXXV. 

Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing, 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord  ;  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ  ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne, 
His  treasure,  and  his  joy. 

3  Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea  confess  his  hand ; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise ; 
Lightning  and  storm,  at  his  command. 
Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

4  All  pow'r  that  gods  or  kings  have  claim'd 

Is  found  with  him  alone  ; 
But  heathen  gods  should  ne'er  be  nam'd, 
Where  our  Jehovah's  known. 

5  Which  of  the  stocks  and  stones  they  trust 

Can  give  them  show'rs  of  rain  ? 
In  vain  they  worship  glitt'ring  dust, 
And  pray  to  gold  in  vain. 

[6  Their  gods  have   tongues   that  speechless 
prove : 
Such  as  their  makers  gave  ; 
Their  feet  v/ere  never  form'd  to  move. 
Nor  hands  have  pow'r  to  save. 

7  Blind  are  their  eyes,  their  ears  are  deaf, 

Nor  hear  when  mortals  pray : 
Mortals,  that  wait  for  their  relief, 
Are  bUnd  and  deaf  as  they.] 

8  Ye  nations,  know  the  living  God, 

Serve  him  with  faith  and  fear ; 
He  makes  the  churches  his  abode. 
And  claims  vour  honour  there. 


PSALM  CXXXVI.  289 

PSALM  130.  (C.  M.) 

G9(ra  -wonders  of  creation ^  providence,  redemption  of  Israel ,  and  salvation 

of  his  people. 

1  f^  IVE  thanks  to  God,  the  sov'reign  Lord  ; 
Vjr  "  His  mercies  still  endure  ;" 

And  be  the  King  of  kings  ador'd, 
"  His  truth  is  ever  sure." 

2  What  wonders  hath  his  wsdom  done  '. 

"  How  mighty  is  his  hand !" 
Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea,  he  fram'd  alone : 
"  How  wide  is  his  command  !" 

3  The  sun  supplies  the  day  with  light ; 

"  How  bright  his  counsels  shine!" 
The  moon  and  stars  adorn  the  night  ; 
"  His  works  are  all  divine." 

[4  He  struck  the  sons  of  Egypt  dead  : 
"  How  dreadful  is  his  rod!" 
And  thence,  with  joy,  his  people  led  : 
"  How  gracious  is  our  God!" 

5  He  cleft  the  swelUng  sea  in  two ; 

"  His  arm  is  great  in  might ;" 
And  gave  the  tribes  a  passage  through  ; 
''  His  pow'r  and  gi^ace  unite." 

6  But  Pharaoh's  army  there  he  drown'd ; 

"  How  glorious  are  his  ways!" 
And  brought  his  saints  through  desert  ground! 
"  Eternal  be  his  praise." 

7  Great  monarchs  fell  beneath  his  hand ; 

"  Victorious  is  his  sword  ;" 
While  Isr'el  took  the  promis'd  land  ; 
"  And  faithful  is  his  word."] 

8  He  saw  the  nations  dead  in  sin  ; 

"  He  felt  his  pity  move  ^" 
Bb 


290  PSALM  CXXXVI. 

How  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in ! 
"  How  boundless  was  his  love !" 

9  He  sent  to  save  us  from  our  woe ; 

"  His  goodness  never  fails ;" 
From  death  and  hell,  and  ev'ry  foe ; 
"  And  still  his  grace  prevails." 

10  Give  thanks  to  God,  the  heavenly  Kingj 

"  His  mercies  still  endure:" 
Let  tJie  whole  earth  his  praises  sing ; 
"  His  truth  is  ever  sure." 

PSALM  136.  As  the  148th  Psalm. 

1  g^  IVE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
VUr  The  universal  Lord  ; 
The  sovereign  King  of  kings  ; 
And  be  his  grace  ador'd. 
"  His  pow'r  and  grace 
"  Are  still  the  same  ; 
"  And  let  his  name 

"  Have  endless  praise." 

S  How  mighty  is  his  hand ! 

What  wonders  hath  he  done  ! 
He  form'd  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heav'ns  alone. 

"  Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
"  Shall  still  endure ; 
"  And  ever  sure  ^ 

"  Abides  thy  word." 

3  His  wisdom  fram'd  the  sun, 
To  crown  the  day  with  light : 
The  moon  and  twinkling  stars, 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night. 


rSALM  CXXXVI.  »91 


'•  His  pow'r  and  grace 
"  Are  still  the  same  ; 
"  And  let  his  name 

"  Have  endless  praise." 

[4  He  smote  the  first-born  sons, 
The  flow'r  of  Egypt,  dead  ; 
And  thence  his  chosen  tribes 
With  joy  and  glory  led. 
"  Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
''  Shall  still  endure ; 
"  And  ever  sure 
"  Abides  thy  word." 

5  His  pow'r  and  lifted  rod 

Cleft  the  Red  Sea  in  two  ; 
And  for  his  people  made 

A  wond'rous  passage  through. 

"  His  pow'r  and  grace 
"  Are  still  the  same  ; 
"  And  let  his  name 

"  Have  endless  praise." 

6  But  cruel  Pharaoh  there, 

With  all  liis  hosts,  he  drown'd  : 
And  brought  his  Isr'el  safe 
Through  a  long  desert  ground. 

"  Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
"  Shall  still  endure ; 
"  And  ever  sure 

"  Abides  thy  word." 

PAUSE. 

7  The  kings  of  Canaan  fell 

Beneath  his  dreadful  hand ; 
While  his  own  servants  took 
Possession  of  their  land. 


292  PSALM  CXXXVI. 

"  His  pow'r  and  grace 
"  Are  still  the  same  ; 
"  And  let  his  name 

"  Have  endless  praise." 

8  He  saw  the  nations  lie 

All  perishing  in  sin, 
And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  ruin'd  world  was  in. 

"  Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
''  Shall  still  endure ; 
"  And  ever  sure 

Abides  thy  word." 

9  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe^ 
From  Satan,  sm,  and  death. 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  foe. 

"  His  pow'r  and  grace 
'-  Are  still  the  same  ; 
^-  And  let  his  name 

"  Have  endless  praise." 

10  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God,  the  heav'nly  King ; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 

'•  Thy  mercy.  Lord, 
••  Shall  still  endure ; 
••  And  ever  sure 
"Abides  thy  word." 

PSALM  136.  Abridged.  (L.  M.) 

1  ^^  IVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise  ! 
VX  Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways 
"  Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
"  Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song." 


PSALM  CXXXVll.  29a 

8  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown, 
Tlie  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown  t 
"  His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
"  When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more." 

3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high : 

"  Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
"  Repeat  Ms  mercies  in  your  song/' 

4  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  Ught, 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night  : 
"  His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

"  When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more." 

5  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand. 
And  brought  them  to  the  promis'd  land  ; 
"  Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 

"  Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song." 

6  He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin, 
And  felt  his  pity  move  within : 

"  His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

"  When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no  more." 

7  He  sent  his  Son  with  pow'r  to  save, 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave : 
"  Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 

"  Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song." 

S  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet, 
And  leads  us  to  his  heav'nly  seat  : 
"  His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
"  When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more." 

PSALM  137. 

The  Babylonian  captivity. 

*     A  ^^^^  *e  banks  where  Babel's  current 
-^        fl«^^s,  [stray'd, 

Our  captive  bands  in  deep  despondence 
B  b  S 


^^91  PSALM  CXXXVIII. 

While  Zion's  fall  in  sad  remembrance  rose, 
Her  friends,  her  children,  mingled  with  the 
dead. 

5  The  tuneless  harp,  that  once  with  joy  we  strung, 

When  praise  employed,  and  ninth  inspired 
the  lay, 
In  mournful  silence  on  the  willows  hung ; 
And  growing  grief  prolonged  the  tedious  day. 

3  The  barb'rous  tyrants,  to  increase  the  woe. 

With  taunting  smiles  a  song  of  Zion  claim  ,• 
Bid  sacred  praise  in  strains  melodious  flow, 
While  they  blaspheme  the  great  Jehovah's 
name. 

4  But  how,  in  heathen  chains  and  lands  unknown, 

Shall  Israel's  sons  a  song  of  Zion  raise .? 
O  hapless  Salem,  God  s  terrestial  throne. 
Thou  land  of  glory,  sacred  mount  of  praise. 

3  If  e'er  my  mem'ry  lose  thy  lovely  name. 
If  my  cold  heart  neglect  my  kindi'ed  race, 
Let  dire  destruction  seize  this  giulty  frame ; 
My  hand  shall  perish,  and  my  voice  shall 
cease. 

6  Yet  shall  the  Lord,  who  heai^s  when  Zion  calls, 

O'ertake  her  foes  with  terror  and  dismay ; 
His  ari^venge  her  desolated  walls. 
And  raise  his  cliildren  to  eternal  day, 

PSALM  138.  (L.  M.) 

liestorinc^  and  preserving  grace. 

1  "^"¥7lTH  all  my  pow'rs  of  heart  and  tongue 
VV     *  H  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song  ; 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  295 

[2  Angels,  tliat  make  thy  church  tlieir  care, 

Shall  witness  my  devotions  there ; 
'  While  holy  zeal  directs  my  eyes 
To  thy  fair  temple  in  the  skies.] 

3  I'll  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy,  Lord, 
ril  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word ; 
Not  all  thy  works  and  names  below\ 
So  much  thy  pow'r  and  glory  show. 

4  To  God  I  cry'd  when  troubles  rose  : 
He  heard  me,  and  subdu'd  my  foes  ; 
He  did  my  rising  fears  controul, 

And  strength  diffus'd  through  all  my  souL 

5  The  God  of  heav'n  maintains  his  state, 
Frowns  on  the  proud,  and  scorns  the  great  j 
But  from  his  throne  descends  to  bless 

The  humble  souls  that  trust  his  grace. 

6  Amidst  a  thousand  snares  I  stand, 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand : 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  aUve. 

7  Grace  will  complete  wliat  grace  begins, 
To  save  from  sorrows  and  from  sins ; 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes, 
Eternal  mercy  ne*er  forsakes, 

PSALM  139.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  all-seeing  God 

1  T  ORD,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me 
_1^         through ; 

Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  ail  their  pow'rs. 


S96  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known  ; 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  op'ning  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  thy  circling  pow'r  I  stand, 
On  ev'ry  side  I  iind  thy  hand  ; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  pow'rs  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

9  "  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 
"  Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
"  Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there." 

PAUSE  the  Fkst. 

6  Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove. 
To  quit  thy  service  and  thy  love. 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun. 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run  ? 

7  If  up  to  heav'n  I  take  my  flight, 

'Tis  there  thou  dwell'st,  enthron'd  in  hght ; 
Or  dive  to  hell,  there  vengeance  reigns, 
And  Satan  groans  beneath  thy  chains. 

8  If,  mounted  on  a  morning  ray, 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea. 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

9  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night. 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  297 

10  "  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 

"  Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
"  Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there." 

PAUSE  the  Second. 

1 1  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise, 

No  screen  from  tliy  all-searching  eyes  ; 
Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  toes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades,  as  blazing  noon. 

13  Midnight  and  noon  in  this  agree, 
Great  God  they're  both  alike  to  thee ; 
Not  death  can  hide  what  God  will  spy, 
And  hell  Ues  naked  to  his  eye. 

13  "  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast. 
"  Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  1  rest ! 
"  Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
"  Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there." 

PSALM  139.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  -wonderful  formation  of  man. 

1  'rw^WAS  from  thy  hand,  my  God,  I  came, 

I     A  work  of  such  a  curious  frame ; 
In  me  thy  fearful  wonders  shine,  # 

And  each  proclaim  thy  skill  divine. 

2  Thine  eyes  did  all  my  limbs  sui-vey, 
Which  yet  in  dark  confusion  lay  ; 
Thou  saw'st  the  daily  growth  they  took, 
Form'd  by  the  model  of  thy  book. 

3  By  thee  my  growing  parts  were  nam'd, 
And  what  thy  sov'reign  counsels  fram'd, 
(The  breathing  lungs,  the  beating  heart,) 
Was  copied  with  unerring  art. 


m 


398  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

4  At  last,  to  shew  my  Maker's  name, 
God  stamp'd  his  hnage  on  my  frame, 
And  in  some  unknown  moment  join'd 
The  finished  members  to  the  mind. 

5  There  the  young  seeds  of  thought  began. 
And  all  the  passions  of  the  man ; 

Great  God,  our  infant  nature  pays 
Immortal  tribute  to  thy  praise. 

PAUSE. 

6  Lord,  since  in  my  advancing  age 
Pve  acted  on  life's  busy  stage, 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  to  me  surmount 
The  pow'r  of  numbers  to  recount. 

7  I  could  survey  the  ocean  o'er, 

And  count  each  sand  that  makes  the  shore. 
Before  my  swiftest  thoughts  could  trace 
The  num'rous  wonders  of  thy  gi^ace. 

8  These  on  my  heart  are  still  imprest, 
With  these  I  give  my  eyes  to  rest ; 
And  at  my  waking  hour  I  find 

God  and  his  love  possess  my  mind. 

PSALM  139.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Sincerity  professecly  and  grace  tried;  or,  The  heart-searching  God. 

1  1^/|"Y  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel, 
A^jL.  VVhen  impious  men  transgress  thy  will ! 
I  mourn  to  hear  their  lips  profane 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain. 

S  Does  not  my  soul  detest  and  hate 
The  .sons  of  malice  and  deceit  ? 
Those  that  oppose  thy  laws,  and  thee, 
I  count  for  enemies  to  me. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  299 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,  try  ev'ry  thought ; 
Thougli  my  own  heart  accuse  me  not 
Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise, 

1  beg  the  trial  of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth  secret  miscliief  lurk  within  ? 
Do  1  indulge  some  unknown  sin  ? 
Oh !  turn  my  feet  whene'er  I  stray, 
And  lead  me  in  tliy  perfect  way. 

PSALM  139.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

God  is  every  where. 

i  TN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
X  In  vain  my  soul  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence.  Lord,  or  flee, 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

5  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest. 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways. 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord, 

Before  they're  form'd  within  ; 
And  e're  my  lips  pronounce  the  word. 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  O !  wond'rous  knowledge,  deep  and  high  ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circUng  arms  I  lie, 
Inclos'd  on  ev'ry  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove  : 
To  guard  my  soul  from  ev'ry  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sov'reign  love. 

PAUSE. 

6  Lord,  where  shall  s;uilty  souls  retire, 

Forgotten  and  unknown  ? 


300  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

In  hell  they  meet  thy  dreadful  fire. 
In  heav'n  thy  glorious  throne. 

7  Should  I  suppress  my  vital  breath, 

To  'scape  the  wrath  divine, 
Thy  voice  would  break  the  bars  of  death, 
And  make  the  grave  resign. 

8  If,  \ving'd  with  beams  of  morning  light, 

1  fly  beyond  the  west ; 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  my  flight, 
Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 

9  If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  draw 

The  curtains  of  tlie  niglit, 
Those  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 

10  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour, 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  ; 
Oh  !  may  I  ne'er  provoke  that  pow'r. 
From  which  I  cannot  flee, 

PSALM  139.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

TJie  -wisdom  of  God  in  the  formation  of  man. 

i  XXTHEN  I  with  pleasing  wonder  stand, 
V  ▼     And  all  my  frame  survey, 
Lord !  'tis  thy  work — I  own  tliy  hand 
Thus  built  my  humble  clay. 

S  Tliy  hand  my  heart  and  reins  possess'd, 
Where  unborn  nature  grew ; 
Thy  wisdom  all  my  features  trac'd. 
And  all  my  members  drew. 

3  Thine  eye  with  nicest  care  survey'd 
The  growth  of  ev'ry  part : 
'Till  the  whole  scheme  thy  thoughts  had  laid^ 
Was  copied  by  thy  art. 


PSALMS  CXXXIX,  XL.  301 

4  Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea,  and  tire,  and  wind, 

Shew  me  thy  wond'rous  skill ; 
But  I  review  myself,  and  find 
Diviner  wonders  still. 

5  Thy  awful  glories  round  me  shine, 

My  flesh  proclaims  thy  praise ; 
Lord,  to  thy  works  of  nature  join 
Thy  miracles  of  grace. 

PSALM  139.  Ver.  14, 17, 18.  Third  Pait.  (C.  M.) 

T/ie  mercies  of  God  innumerable. — An  Evening  Psalm. 

i  T  ORD,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 
JLi  They  strike  me  with  surprise  : 
Not  ail  the  sands  that  spread  the  sliore, 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

S  My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 
The  product  of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep  ; 
How  kind,  how  dear  to  me  ! 
O  !  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep 
vStill  find  my  thoughts  with  thee. 

PSALM  140.  (C.  M.) 

1  TJROTECT  us,  Lord,  from  fatal  harm ! 
JL     Behold  our  rising  woes  ; 
We  trust  alone  thy  pow'rful  arm, 
To  scatter  all  our  foes. 

S  Their  tongue  is  like  a  poison 'd  dart, 
Their  thoughts  are  full  of  guile. 
While  rage  and  carnage  swell  their  heart. 
They  wear  a  peaceful  smile. 
C  c 


303  PSALM  CXLI. 

3  O  God  of  grace,  thy  guardian  care, 

When  foes  without  invade, 
Or  spread  vithin  a  deeper  snare, 
Supplies  our  constant  aid. 

4  Let  falsehood  flee  before  thy  face, 

Thy  heav'nly  truth  extend, 
All  nations  taste  thy  heav'nly  grace, 
And  all  delusions  end. 

5  With  daily  bread  the  poor  supply  ; 

The  cause  of  justice  plead  ; 
And  be  thy  Church  exalted  higli, 
With  Christ,  the  glorious  head. 

PSALM  141.  Ver.  2—5.  (L.  M.) 

IVatchfxdness  and  brotherly  love. — A  mornl-ng  or  evening  Psalm, 

1  1\  M^Y  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 

\^M_  Like  morning  incense  in  thine  house.. 
And  let  my  nightly  w^orship  rise 
Sweet  as  the  ev'ning  sacrilice, 

2  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord? 
From  ev'ry  rash  and  he<5dless  word ; 

Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
Tlie  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead. 

3  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray. 
Smite  and  reprove  my  wand'ring  way  ! 
Tlieir  gentle  words,  like  ointment  shed; 
Sliall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

4  Wlien  I  behold  them,  press'd  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  heav'n  for  their  relief; 

And  by  my  warm  petitions,  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 


rSALM  CXLH,  CXLIII.  303 

PSALM  142.  (C.  M.) 

God  19  the  hope  of  the  helpless. 

1  fTlO  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known, 
Jl     From  God  I  sought  relief; 
In  long  complaints  before  his  throne 
I  pour'd  out  all  my  grief. 

3  My  soul  was  overwhelm'd  with  woes. 
My  heart  began  to  break ; 
My  God,  who  all  my  burdens  knows, 
Beholds  the  way  1  take. 

3  On  ev'ry  side  I  cast  my  eye, 

And  found  my  helpers  gone, 
While  friends  and  strangers  pass'd  me  by, 
Neglected  or  unknown. 

4  Then  did  T  raise  a  louder  cry, 

And  caird  thy  mercy  near. 

Thou  art  my  portion  when  I  die, 

"  Be  thou  my  refuge  here." 

3  Lord,  I  am  brought  exceeding  low, 
Now  let  thine  ear  attend. 
And  make  my  foes,  wlio  vex  me,  know 
I've  an  almighty  Friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free, 
Then  shall  I  praise  thy  name ; 
And  holy  men  shall  join  witli  me, 
Thy  kindness  to  proclaim. 

PSALM  143.  (L.  M.) 

Complaint  of  heavy  aflictions  in  mind  and  bodo: 

1  lY/F^  righteous  Judge,  my  gracious  God, 
ItA  Hear,  when  I  spread  my  hands  abroad. 
And  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne  ; 
Oh  !  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 


304^  PSALM  CXLIII. 

2  Let  judgment  not  against  me  pass ; 
Beliold  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace  ^ 
Should  justice  call  us  to  thy  bar. 

No  man  ahve  is  guiltless  there. 

3  Look  down  in  pity,  Lord,  and  see 
The  mighty  woes  that  bui^en  me  ; 
My  wasting  life  draws  near  the  grave  ; 
Make  bare  thine  arm !  thy  servant  save. 

4  I  dwell  in  darkness,  and  unseen ; 
My  heart  is  desolate  within  : 

My  thoughts  in  musing  silence  trace 
The  ancient  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

.5  Thence  Lderive  a  glimpse  of  hope. 
To  bear  my  sinking  spirits  up ; 
I  stretch  my  hands  to  God  again, 
And  thirst,  like  parched  lands  for  rain. 

^>  For  thee  I  thirst,  I  pray,  I  mourn  ; 
When  will  thy  smiling  face  return  I 
Shall  all  my  joys  on  earth  remove  ? 
And  God  for  ever  hide  his  love  ? 

7  My  God,  thy  long  delay  to  save 
Will  sink  thy  pris'ner  to  the  grave  : 

My  heart  grows  faint,  and  dim  mine  eye ; 
Make  haste  to  help  before  I  die. 

8  The  night  is  witness  to  my  teai^, 
Distressing  pains,  distracting  fears  : 
Oh  !  might  I  hear  thy  morning  voice, 
How  would  my  wearied  pow'rs  rejoice  I 

9  In  thee  I  trust,  to  thee  1  sigh. 
And  lift  my  weary  soul  on  high  ; 
For  thee  sit  waiting  all  the  day, 
And  wear  the  tu'esome  hours  away. 


PSALM  CXLIV.  dOb 

iO  Break  off  my  fettei^,  Lord,  and  sliow 
Tlie  path  in  which  my  feet  should  go ; 
If  snares  and  foes  beset  the  road, 
I  flee,  to  hide  me  near  my  God. 

1 1  Teach  me  to  do  thy  holy  will, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  heav'nly  hill ;      , 
Let  the  good  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  me  to  thy  courts  above. 

±2  Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complain. 
The  tempter  then  shall  rage  in  vain , 
And  flesh,  and  sin,  my  foes  before. 
Shall  never  vex  my  spiiit  more. 

PSALM  144.  Ver.  1,  2.  First  Part.  (C.  M.) 

.issistmice  and  victory  in  the  spiritual  loarfare. 

1  TlOREVER  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
J7    My  Saviour  and  my  Shield ! 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word. 
To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

Z  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 
He  makes  my  soul  his  care, 
Instructs  me  in  the  heav'nly  fight. 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

a  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine, 
My  fainting  hope  shall  raise ; 
He  makes  the  glorious  vict'ry  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 

PSALM  144.  Ver.  3, 4, 5, 6.  Second  Part.  (C.  M.) 

The  vanity  of  man,  and  the  condescension  of  God. 

1  T  ORD,  what  is  man,  poor  feeble  man, 
_Li  Born  of  the  earth  at  first  ? 
His  fife  a  shadow,  light  and  vain. 
Still  hast'ning  to  the  dust. 

CCS 


^6  PSALMS  CXLIV,  CXLV. 

S  O  what  is  feeble,  dying  man. 
Or  all  his  sinful  race, 
That  God  should  make  it  his  concern 
To  visit  him  with  grace  ! 

3  That  God,  who  darts  his  lightnings  down, 
Who  shakes  the  worlds  above, 
What  terrors  wait  his  awful  frown : 
How  wond'rous  is  his  love ! 

PSALM  14*.  Ver.  l?.— 15.  Third  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Grace  above  riches  ;  or,  The  happy  nation, 

i  irirAPPY  the  city,  where  their  sons, 
JjL  Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set. 
And  daughters,  bright  as  polish'd  stones. 
Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state. 

^'  Happy  the  land  in  culture  drest. 

Whose  flocks  and  corn  have  large  increase ; 
Where  men  securely  work  or  rest. 
Nor  sons  of  plunder  break  their  peace. 

8  Happy  the  nation  thus  endowed ; 
But  more  divinely  blest  are  those. 
On  whom  the  all-sufficient  God, 

Himself,  with  all  his  grace,  bestows. 

PSALM  145.  (L.  M.) 

The  greatness  of  God. 

i  1%  JTY  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praise 
J\l_  Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
'Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

S  The  wings  of  ev'ry  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  ev'ry  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  w^orks  of  duty  done  for  thee. 


PSALM  CXLV.  30r 

3  Thy  truth  and  justice  111  proclaim  ; 
Thy  bounty  flows  an  endless  stream ; 
Thy  mercy  swift,  thine  anger  slow. 
But  dreadful  to  tlie  stubborn  foe. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shine^ 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  ; 

Let  ev'ry  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name, 

5  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  triumph  of  their  tongue. 

6  But  who  can  speak  thy  wond'rous  deeds  ? 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds : 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways ; 

Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise. 

PSALM  145.  Ver,  1—7,11—13.  First  Partv 
(C.  M.) 

The  great7iess  of  God. 

ONG  as  I  live,  Til  bless  thy  name. 
My  King,  my  God  of  love ; 
My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

%  Great  is  the  Lord,  his  pow'r  unknown. 
And  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne. 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue  , 
And,  while  my  lips  rejoice. 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  song 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 


308  rSALM  CXLV. 

4  Fathers  to  sons  sliall  teach  thy  name, 

And  children  learn  thy  ways ; 
Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim, 
^And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5  lliy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date 

Shall  through  the  world  be  known : 
Thine  arm  of  pow'r,  thy  heav'nly  state^ 
With  pubHc  splendour  shown. 

6  The  world  is  manag'd  by  thy  hands. 

Thy  saints  are  ruPd  by  love  ; 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands. 
Though  rocks  and  hills  remove. 

TSALM  145.   Ver.  7,  ^c  Second  Part.  (C,  M.,) 

The  goodness  of  God. 

1   OWEET  is  the  mem'ry  of  thy  grace, 
J^  My  God,  my  heav'idy  King  ; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness, 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

g  God  reigns  on  high,  but  ne'er  confines 
His  goodness  to  the  skies  ; 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shineSj 
And  ev'ry  want  supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food ; 
Thy  hb'ral  hand  provides  their  meat. 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord  ! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves ! 
But  soon  he  sends  liis  pard'ning  word, 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures,  with  all  their  en<l!ess  i  ace. 

Thy  pow'r  and  praise  proclaim  ,• 


PSALM  CXLV.  309 

But  saints,  that  taste  thy  richer  grace, 
Dehght  to  bless  thy  name. 

PSALM  145.  Ver.  14,17,^c.  Third  Part.  (CM.) 

Mercy  to  sufferers  ;  or,  God  hearing'  prayer. 

1  T  ET  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
J_J  Thou  sov'reign  Lord  of  all ; 
Thy  strengthening  hands  uphold  the  weak. 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

t  When  sorrow  bovv^s  the  spirit  down, 
Or  virtue  lies  distrest 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressors  frown. 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  sinking  days, 
And  guides  our  giddy  youth ; 
Holy  and  just  are  all  his  ways, 
And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4?  He  knows  the  pain  his  servants  feel ; 
He  hears  his  children  cry, 
And  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil 
His  grace  is  ever  nigh. 

3  His  mercy  never  shall  remove 
From  men  of  heart  sincere ; 
He  saves  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
Is  join'd  with  holy  fear. 

[6  His  stubborn  foes  his  sword  shall  slay. 
And  pierce  their  hearts  with  pain  ; 
But  none  that  serve  the  Lord  shall  say, 
"  They  sought  his  aid  in  vain."] 

[7  My  lips  shall  dwell  upon  his  praise. 
And  spread  his  fame  abroad ; 
Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honours  of  their  God.] 


310  PSALM  CXLVI. 

PSALM  146.  (L.  M.) 

Praise  to  God/or  his  goodness  and  truth. 

1  XJRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  my  heart  shall  join 
Jl     In  work  so  pleasant,  so  divhie  ; 
Now  while  the  flesh  is  mine  abode, 
And  when  my  soul  ascends  to  God. 

'^  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  pow'rs. 
While  immortality  endures; 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being,  last 

3  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust  ? 
Princes  must  die,  and  turn  to  dust ; 

Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  poWr, 
And  thoughts,  all  vanish  in  an  hour. 

4  Happy  the  man,  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Isr'ePs  God  :  He  made  the  sky, 
And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train  ; 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure  ; 

He  saves  th'  oppress'd,  he  feeds  the  poor ; 
He  sends  the  lab'ring  conscience  peace, 
And  gi^ants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release. 

6  The  Lord  to  sight  restores  the  blind  : 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind  : 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress. 
The  widow  and  the  iatherless. 

7  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 

Praise  him  in  everlastina;  strains. 


I 


PSALM  CXLVIT.  811 

PSALM  147.  As  the  113th  Psalm. 

Praise  to  God,  for  his  goodness  and  truth, 

'Lli  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath ; 


And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 
Praise  shall  employ  my  noble^.^  pow'rs ; 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thouglit,  and  being,  last, 
Or  immortality  endures. 

Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  tmst. 
Princes  must  die,  and  turn  to  dust : 

Vain  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood  ; 
Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  pow'r. 
And  thoughts,  all  vanish  in  an  hour  ; 

Nor  can  they  make  their  promise  good. 

Happy  the  man  wliosc  hopes  rely 
On  Isr'el's  God :  he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train; 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  opprest,  he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

Tlie  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind ; 

He  sends  the  laboring  conscience  peace  ,• 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

And  grants  the  pris'ners  sweet  release. 

He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  w^ell, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell,- 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 
Let  ev'ry  tongue,  let  ev'ry  age, 
In  diis  exalted  work  engage. 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strain^. 


3ia  PSALM  CXLVIl. 

6  ril  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath ; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  pow'rs : 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being,  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

PSALM  147.  First  Part.  (L.  M.) 

The  divine  nature,  provideiice^  and  grace. 

|HAISE  ye  the  Lord :  'tis  good  to  raise 
Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise ; 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 
To  make  this  duty  our  dehght. 

2  The  Lord  builds  up  Jerusalem, 
And  gathers  nations  to  his  name  ; 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul, 
And  makes  the  broken  sphit  whole. 

3  He  form'd  the  stars,  those  heav'nly  flames, 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  then-  names  ; 
His  sov'reign  \visdom  knows  no  bound, 

A  deep,  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd. 

4  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might. 
And  all  liis  glories  infinite  ; 

He  crowns  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  treads  the  wicked  to  the  dust. 

PAUSE. 

o  Sing  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 

Who  spreads  his  clouds  ai'ound  the  sky, 
There  he  prepares  the  fniitful  rain. 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

6  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothes  the  smihng  fields  with  corn. 
The  beasts  Avith  food  his  jiands  supply^ 
And  feed  the  ravens  when  they  cry. 


PSALM  CXLVII.  3ia 

7  What  is  tlic  creature's  skill  or  force. 
The  vig'roiis  man,  the  warlike  horse. 
The  sprightly  wit,  the  active  limb ! 
All  are  too  meau  dehghts  for  him. 

8  But  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  delight ; 

lie  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
And  finds  and  loves  his  image  there. 

PSALM  147.  Second  Part.  (L.  M.) 

Summer  and  -winter. 

I   T   ET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 

Ij  And  make  his  honours  known  abroad  5 
For  sweet  the  joy  our  songs  to  raise. 
And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise. 

%  Our  children  live  secure  and  blest ; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  rest ; 
He  feeds  our  sons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessings  to  their  meat. 

'3  The  changing  seasons  he  ordains, 
The  early  and  tlie  latter  rains  ; 
His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends, 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  With  hoary  frost  he  strews  the  ground : 
His  hail  descends  mth  dreadful  sound : 
His  icy  bands  the  rivers  hold. 

And  terror  arms  his  wint'ry  cold. 

5  He  bids  the  warmer  breezes  blow ; 
The  ice  dissolves,  the  waters  flow  : 
But  he  hath  nobler  works  and  ways 
To  call  his  people  to  his  praise. 

6  Through  all  our  states  his  laws  are  shown  \ 
His  gospel  through  the  nation  known ; 

Dd 


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314  PSALM  CXLVII. 

He  hath  not  lliiis  rcveal'd  his  word 
To  ev'iy  land :  Praise  yc  the  Lord. 

PSALM  1+7.  Ver.  7—9,  13—18.  (C.  M.) 

The  seasons  of  the  I'car. 

1  X^T^^'l'^I  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud. 

\j     Address  the  Lord  on  high  ; 
Over  the  heav'ns  he  spread  his  cloud. 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  his  shoWrs  of  blessings  down. 

To  cheer  the  plains  below  ; 
Me  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown, 
And  corn  in  vallies  grow. 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat ; 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat. 
Should  raise  his  honours  high. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  tlie  face 

Of  the  declining  year  : 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race. 
And  wint'ry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend,  and  dotlie  the  ground  ; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

6  AVhcn,  from  his  dreadful  stores  on  liigl}, 

He  pours  the  sounding  hail. 
The  wretcli  that  dares  his  God  defy 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 

7  He  sends  his  word  and  melts  the  snow. 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn  : 
He  colls  the  warmer  gaies  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 


PSALM  CXLVllI.  315 

S  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  his  miglity  word : 
Witli  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sov'reigu  Lord. 

PSALM  148.  Proper  Metre. 

Praise  to  GodfvQm  all  creatures. 

I  "^trE  tribes  of  Adam  join, 

JL    With  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  seas^ 
And  offer  notes  divine, 
To  your  Creator's  praise. 
Ye  holy  throng 
Of  angels  bright, 
In  worlds  of  light 
Begin  the  song. 

55  Thou  sun,  with  dazzling  rays. 

And  moon,  that  rules  the  night, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise, 
With  stars  of  twinkling  light. 
His  pow'r  declare, 
Ye  floods  on  high, 
And  clouds  that  fly 
In  empty  air. 

3  Tlie  shining  worlds  above 

In  glorious  order  stand, 
Or  in  swift  courses  move 
By  his  supreme  command. 
He  spake  the  w^ord, 
And  all  their  frame 
From  nothing  came, 
To  praise  the  Lord. 

4  He  mov'd  their  mighty  wheels 

In  unknown  ages  past, 
And  each  his  word  fulfils, 
Wliile  time  and  nature  last. 


3 in  PSALM  CXLVm. 

In  (lift* 'rent  ways 
His  works  proclaim 
His  wond'rous  name, 

And  speak  his  praise. 

PAUSE. 

5  Let  all  the  earth-born  race. 

And  monsters  of  the  deep, 
The  fish  that  cleave  the  seas. 
Or  in  their  bosom  sleep. 
From  sea  and  shore 
Their  tribute  pay, 
And  still  display 

Their  Maker's  powY. 

6  Ye  vapours,  hail,  and  snow, 

Praise  ye  th'  Almighty  Lord ; 
And  stormy  winds  that  blow, 
I'o  execute  his  word. 

When  lightnings  shine. 
Or  thunders  roar, 
Let  earth  adore 
His  hand  divine. 

7  Ye  mountains  near  the  skies. 

With  lofty  cedars  there, 
And  trees  of  humbler  size. 
That  fruit  in  plenty  bear ; 
Beasts,  wld  and  tame. 
Birds,  flies  and  worms. 
In  various  forms, 
Exalt  his  name. 

s  Ye  kings,  and  judges,  fear 

The  Lord,  the  sov'reign  King ; 
A.nd  while  you  rule  us  here. 
His  heav'nly  honour?  sing : 


PSALM  CXLVIll.  317 


Nor  let  the  dream 
Of  pow'r  and  state 
Make  you  forget 

His  pow'r  supreme. 

9  Virgins  and  youths  engage 
To  sound  his  praise  divine, 
While  infancy  and  age 
Their  feeble  voices  join. 
Wide  as  he  reigns 
His  name  be  sung 
By  ev'ry  tongue 
In  endless  strains. 

i  0  Let  all  the  nations  fear 

The  God  that  rules  above  ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 

And  makes  them  taste  his  love. 
While  earth  and  sky 
Attempt  his  praise, 
His  saints  shall  raise 
His  honours  high. 


L 


PSALM  148.  Paraphrased.  (L.  M.) 

Universal  praise  to  God. 

OUD  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord,         [dwell; 
From  distant  worlds  where  creatures 
Let  heav'n  begin  the  solemn  word. 
And  sound  it  dreadful  down  to  hell. 

jVote.  This  Psalm  may  be  sung  to  tlie  tune  oi"  the  old  112th,  or  127'tln 
Psalm,  if  these  two  lines  be  added  to  every  stanza,  viz. 

"  Each  of  his  works  his  name  displays, 
'•  But  they  can  ne'er  complete  the  praise." 

otherwise  it  must  be  sung  to  the  usual  tunes  of  Long-  Metre. 

The  Lord !  how  absolute  lie  reigns  ! 
Let  ev'ry  angel  bend  the  knee  ^ 
D  d  2^ 


318  rSALM  CXLVIII. 

Sing  of  his  love  in  heav'nly  strains, 
And  speak  how  fierce  his  terj'ors  be, 

3  High  on  a  throne  his  glories  dwell, 

An  awful  throne  of  shining  bliss  ! 
Fly  through  the  world,  O  sun,  and  tell 
How  dark  thy  beams,  compar' J  to  his. 

4  Awake,  ye  tempests,  and  his  fame 

In  "sounds  of  dreadful  praise  declai'c: 
Let  the  sweet  whisper  of  liis  name 
Fill  ev'ry  gentler  breeze  of  air. 

5  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waves,  agree 

To  join  tlieir  praise  with  blazing  iire  : 
Let  the  firm  earth  and  rolling  sea 
J?i  this  eternal  song  conspire. 

B  Ye  flow'ry  plains,  proclaim  his  skill : 
Ye  vallies,  sink  before  his  eye  ; 
And  let  his  praise,  h^om  ev'ry  hill, 
Rise  tuneful  to  the  neiglib'iing  sky. 

7  Ye  stubborn  oaks,  and  stately  pines, 
Bend  your  high  branches  and  adore  ; 
Praise  him,  ye  beasts,  in  diff'rent  strains ; 
The  lamb  must  bleat,  the  lion  roar. 

H  Ye  birds,  his  praise  must  be  yoiu'  theme, 
Who  formed  to  song  your  tuneful  voice 
While  the  dumb  fish,  that  cut  the  stream, 
In  his  jirotccting  care  rejoice. 

9  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  youv  tongue, 
When  nature  all  around  you  sings  ? 
0 !  for  a  shout  from  old  and  young, 
From  humble  swains,  and  lofty  kings. 

iO  Wide  as  his  vast  dominion  lies, 

Make  the  Ci-eator's  name  !)c  known  : 


PSALM  CXLVIII.  319 

Loud  as  his  thunder  shout  his  praise. 
And  sound  it  lofty  as  his  throne. 

1 1  Jehovah  !  'tis  a  glorious  word  ! 

O  may  it  dwell  on  ev'ry  tongue ! 
But  saints,  who  best  have  known  the  Lord, 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

12  Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that  love. 

Which  Gabriel  plays  on  ev'ry  chord ; 
From  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Sing  hallelujalis  to  the  Lord. 

PSALM  148.  (S.  M.) 

Universal  praise. 

i  T   ET  ev'ry  creature  join 
JLj  To  praise  th'  eternal  God  ; 
Ye  heav'nly  hosts  the  song  begin. 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

3  Thou  sun  with  golden  beams, 
And  moon  with  paler  rays, 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 

3  He  built  those  worlds  above, 

And  Hx'd  their  wond'ious  frame  ; 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move. 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  Ye  vapours,  when  ye  rise. 

Or  fall  in  show'rs,  or  snow, 
Y^e  thunders,  murm'ring  round  the  skies. 
His  pow'r  and  glory  show. 

3  Wind,  hail,  and  flaming  fire. 
Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 
When  ye  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  word. 


320  PSALM  CXLVIII. 

6  By  all  his  works  above 

His  honours  be  exprest ; 
But  saints  that  taste  his  saving  love. 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

PAUSE  the  First. 

7  Let  earth  and  ocean  know 

They  owe  their  Maker  praise  ; 
Praise  him  ye  wat'ry  worlds  below. 
And  monsters  of  the  seas. 

8  From  mountains  near  the  sky 

Let  his  high  praise  resound : 
From  humble  shrubs,  and  cedars  high. 
And  vales  and  fields  around. 

9  Ye  hons  of  the  wood. 

And  tamer  beasts  that  graze. 
Ye  live  upon  his  daily  food, 
And  he  expects  your  praise. 

10  Ye  birds  of  lofty  wing, 

On  high  his  praises  bear  ; 
Or  sit  on  flow'ry  boughs,  and  sing 
Your  Maker's  glory  there. 

1 1  Ye  reptile  myriads,  join 

T'  exalt  his  glorious  name. 
And  flies,  in  beauteous  forms  that  shine. 
His  wond'rous  skill  proclaim. 

13  By  all  the  earth-born  race, 
His  honours  be  express'd : 
But  saints,  that  know  his  heav'nly  grace., 
Shoidd  learn  to  praise  him  best. 

PAUSE  the  Second. 

13  Monarchs  of  wide  command, 
Praise  ye  tli'  eternal  King : 


PSALM  CLXIX.  3Si 

Judges,  adore  that  sovereign  hand, 
Whence  all  your  honours  spring. 

14  Let  vigorous  youth  engage 
To  souikI  his  praises  high  ; 
While  growing  babes,  and  withering  age.. 
Their  feebler  voices  try. 

io  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  Avond'rous  fame  to  raise ; 

God  is  the  Lord :  his  name  alone 

Deserves  our  endless  praise. 

16  Let  nature  join  Avith  art, 

And  all  pronounce  him  blest : 
But  saints,  that  dwell  so  near  his  heart. 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

PSALM  149.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  God  all  his  saints;  or,  The  saints  judging  the  toorl'd. 

1     A   LL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
jf\.  And  let  your  songs  be  new  ; 
Amidst  the  church,  vAih  cheerful  voicC; 
His  later  wonders  shew. 

^  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 
Shall  their  Redeemer  sing  ; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King. 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn ; 
The  meek,  that  lie  despis'd  in  dust. 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

4  Saints  shall  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

E'en  on  a  dying  bed ; 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing. 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead.    • 


32^  PSALM  CL. 

5  Then  his  high  praise  shall  fill  then'  tongues. 

Their  hand  shall  wield  the  sword  ; 
And  vengeance  shall  attend  their  songs. 
The  vengeance  of  the  Lord. 

6  When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends, 

And  bids  the  woild  appear, 
Thrones  are  prepared  for  all  his  friends. 
Who  humbly  lov'd  him  here. 

7  Then  shall  they  rule,  wth  iron  rod. 

Nations  that  dar'd  rebel  ; 
And  join  the  sentence  of  their  God. 
On  tyrants  doomed  to  hell. 

B  The  royal  sinners,  bound  in  chains. 
New  triumphs  shall  afford  ; 
Such  honour  for  the  saints  remains : 
Praise  ye,  and  fear  the  Lord. 

PSALM  1.50.  Ver.  l,  2,  &.  (C,  M.) 

^  son^  of  Pmife. 

1  TN  God's  owii  house  pronounce  Ms  praise, 

I    His  grace  he  there  reveals  ; 
To  heav'n  your  joy  and  w^onder  raise, 
For  there  his  glory  dwells. 

2  Let  all  your  sacred  passions  move, 

While  you  rehearse  his  deeds  ; 
But  the  great  w^ork  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 

3  All  that  have  motion,  life,  and  breath. 

Proclaim  your  Maker  blest : 
Yet,  when  my  voice  expires  in  death. 
My  soul  shall  praise  him  best. 


Tllli 

CHRISTIAN  DOXOLOGY. 

(L.  M.) 

TO  God  tlie  Fallicr,  God  tlic  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  Ono, 
lie  honour,  praise,  and  glory  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 

(C.  M.) 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  be  ador'd, 
^Yhere  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

(C.  M.)  Where  the  Tune  includes  Two  Stanzas. 

1   fT^HE  God  of  mercy  he  ador'd, 
I      Who  calls  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  word. 
And  new  creating  breath. 

e  To  praise  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  all  divirie. 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

(S.  M.) 

YE  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below. 
Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

As  the  11 3th  Psalm. 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
-The  Father,  Son,  and  i^piiit,  be 


324      THE  CHRISTIAN  DOXOLOGY. 

Etenial  praise  and  glory  giv'n, 
Through  all  tlie  worlds  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  his  tlirone, 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heav'n. 

As  the  148th  Psalm. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise  ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise ; 
With  all  our  pow'rs. 
Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing, 
While  faith  adores. 


1END   OF  THE  PSALMS. 


i 


AN  INDEX 


TO  FIND  A  PSALAI  SUITED  TO  PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS  OR 
OCCASIONS. 


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It"  you  find  not  tlie  word  you  seek  in  this  Tabic,  seek  another  of  the  same 
signification ;  or,  seek  it  under  some  of  the  more  g-eneral  words,  sucii  as  God^ 
Christ,  Church,  SaintSy  Pcalniy  Prayer^  Praise,  JJjliction,  Graces  Delivercnice, 
Death,  Ofc. 


ADWT,  tlie  first,  and  second,  their 
dominion  8. 

Afflicted,  pity  to  them  41,  35.  sup- 
ported 55,  145,  146.  their  prayer 
102,  143.  saints  happy  73,  91,  119, 
14th  part. 

Afflictions,  hope  in  them  42,  13,77. 
support  and  ])rofit  119,  14th  part, 
instruction  by  them  94,  119,  18th 
part,  sanctified  94,  119,  18lh  part, 
courap^e  in  them  119,  17th  part, 
removed  by  prayer  34,  107.  sub- 
mission to  them  123,  131,  39.  in 
mind  and  body  143.  trying  our  gra- 
rcs  66,  119,  17th  part,  without  re- 
jection 89.  of  saints  and  sinners  dif- 
ferent 9-i.  gentle  103.  moderated 
125.  very  great  102,  143,  77. 

Aged  saint's  reflection  and  hope  71. 

All-seeing  God  139. 

Angels,  guardian,  34,  91.  all  subject  to 
Christ  89,  97.  praise  the  Lord  103. 
present  in  churches  138. 

Appeal  to  God  against  persecutors  7. 
concerning  our  sincerity  139.  humi- 
lity 131. 

Ascension  of  Christ  24,  68,  47,  110. 

Assistance  from  God  144,  138. 

Atheism  practical  14, 36, 12.  punished 
10. 

Attributes  of  God  36,  111,  145, 147. 

Authority  from  God  75,  82. 

BACKSLIDING  soul  in  distress  and 
desertion  25.  jestored  51.  par- 
doned 78,  130. 

Blessing  of  God  on  the  business  and 
comforts  of  life  127. 

Blessings  of  a  family  128,  133.  of  a 
nation  144,  147.  of  the  country  65, 
147.  of  a  person  1,  32,  112. 

Blood  of  Christ  cleansing  from  sin  51, 
69.  E 


Rook  of  nature  and  scripture  19,  119, 

4th  part. 
Brotherly  love  133.  reproof  141. 
Business  of  life  blessed  127. 

C\JlEof  God  over  his  saints  34. 
Charity  to  the  poor  o7,  41,  112. 
and  justice  15,  112-  mixed  with  im- 
precations 35. 

Children  praisinr?  God  8.  made  bles- 
sings 127,  128.  instructed  34,  78. 

Christ  the  second  Adam  8.  his  all- 
sufficiency  16.  his  ascension  24,  68, 
110.  the  church's  foundation  118. 
his  coming,  the  signs  of  it  12.  his 
condescension  and  glorification  8. 
covenant  made  with  him  89.  first 
and  second  coming  96,  97,  98.  the 
true  David  89,  35.  his  death  and  re- 
surrection 22,  16,  69.  the  eternal 
Creator  102.  exalted  to  the  king- 
dom 2,  21,  8,  72,  110.  onr  example 
109.  faith  in  his  blood  51.  God  and 
man  89.  his  God-head,  102.  our 
hope  4,  51.  his  incarnation  and  sa- 
crifice 40.  tlie  King,  and  the  church 
his  spouse  45.  his  kingdom  among 
the  Gentiles  72,  87,  132.  his  love  to 
enemies  V>5,  109.  his  majesty  97, 99. 
his  mediatorial  kingdom  89,  110. 
his  obedience  and  death  69.  his  per- 
sonal glories  and  government  45. 
praised  by  children  8.  Priest  and 
King  110.  his  resurrection  on  the 
Lortl's  day  118.  our  strength  and 
righteousness  71.  his  sufferings  and 
kingdom  2,  22,  69  his  sufferings 
for  our  salvation  69.  his  zeal  and  re- 
proaches ibid. 

Christian's  qualifications  15,  21. 
church  made  of  Jews  and  Gentiles 
87. 


326 


INDEX  I  OR  THE  PSALMS. 


Church,  its  beauty  44,  48,  122.  the 
birth-place  of  saints  87.  built  on  Je- 
sus Christ  118.  delij^ht  and  satiety 
in  it  27.  destruction  of  enemies 
proceeds  from  thence  76.  gathered 
and  settled  132.  «f  the  Gentiles  45, 
47.  God  fights  for  her  46,  10,  20 
God's  presence  there  132,  84.  Goil's 
special  delight  87,  132.  God's  gar- 
den 92.  going  to  it  122.  the  house 
and  care  of  God  135.  of  the  Jews 
and  Gentiles  87.  its  increase  67. 
jirayer  in  distress  80.  restored  by 
prayer  85,  102,  107.  is  the  safety 
and  honour  of  a  nation  48.  the  spouse 
of  Christ  45.  its  worship  and  order 
48. 

Colonies  planted  107. 

Comfort,  holiness  and  pardon  4,  32, 
119,  11th  and  12th  paits,  and  sup- 
port in  God  94,  16.  from  ancient 
jirovidences  77,  143.  of  life  blest 
127.  and  pardon  130. 

Company  of  saints,  16,  109. 

Complaint  of  absence  from  public  wor- 
ship 42.  of  sickness  6.  desertion  13. 
]5ride,  .itheism,  o'^pression.  Sec.  10, 
12.  of  temptation,  13.  general  102. 
of  quarrelsome  neighbours  120.  of 
hea\7  afflictions  in  m'nd  and  bodv 
143. 

Compassion  of  God  103,  145, 147. 

Communion  with  saints  106,  133. 

Confession  of  our  poverty  16.  of  sin, 
repentance  and  pardon  32,  51,  38, 
130,  143. 

Conscience,  tender  119,  13th  part,  its 
guilt  relieved  38,  32,  51,  130. 

Contention  complained  of  120. 

Converse  with  God,  119,  2nd  part  63. 

Conversion  and  joy  126.  at  the  ascen- 
sion of  Christ  110.  of  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles 87, 106,  96. 

Corruption  of  manners  general  11,  12. 

Counsel  and  support  from  God  16, 119. 
Courage  in  death  16,  17,  71.  in  perse- 
cution 119,  17th  part. 
Covenant  made  with  Clirist  89.    of 

grace  unchangeable  89,  106. 
Creation  and  providence  137,  136,  33, 

104,  147,  148. 
Creatures,  no  trust  in  them  62,  33, 
146.  vain,  and  God  all-sufficient  33. 
prais.ng  God  148. 

D.\1LY  devotion  53, 139. 
Day  of  humiliation  for  disap- 
pointments in  war  60. 
Death  and  resurrection  of  Christ  16. 


69.  of  saints  and  sinner*  17,  37,  4b- 
and  sufferings  of  Christ  22, 69.  deli- 
verance from  it  31.  and  pride  49. 
and  the  resurrection  49,  71,  89. 
courage  in  it  16,  17,  23.  the  effect 
of  sin  90. 

Defence  in  God  3,  121.  and  salvation 
in  God  18,  61. 

Delaying  sinners  warned  95. 

Delight  and  safety  in  tlie  church  48, 
27,  84.  in  the  law  of  God  119,  5th, 
8ih  and  18lli  pai-ts.  in  God  63,  42, 
73,  84,  18. 

Deliverance  begun  and  perfected  85. 
from  despair  18.  from  deep  distress 
34,40.  from  death  3l,  118.  from 
oppression  and  falsehood  56.  from 
persecution  53,  94.  by  praver  34^ 
40,  15,  126.  from  shipwreck  107. 
fiom  slander  31.  suiTirising  126. 

Desertion  and  distress  of  soul  25,  13, 
38,  143. 

Desire  of  knowledge  119,  9th  part-  of 
holiness  119,  11th  part  of  comfort 
and  deliverance  119,  12th  part,  of 
quickening  grace  119,  16th  part. 

Desolations,  the  church's  safety  in 
tliem  46. 

Despair  and  liope  in  death  17,  49. 
deliverance  from  it  18,  130. 

Devotion,  daily  55, 134,  141.  on  a  sick 
bed  39,  6. 

Direction  and  pardon  25.  and  defence 

prayed  for  5.  and  hope  42. 
Distress  of  sord  25.  i-elieved  61, 130. 
Dominion  of  man  over  creatures  8. 
Doubts  and  feai*s  suppressed  3, 31, 143. 
Drunkard  and  glutton  107. 
Duty  to  God  and  man  15,  24. 
Dwelling  with  God,  see  heaven,  churchf 
&c. 

1^  DUCATIOX,  religious  54,  73. 
J      Egypt's  plagues  105. 

End  of  the  righteous  and  wicked  1, 37- 

Enemies  overcome  18  praved  for  35, 
109.  destroyed  12,  76,  48. 

Envy  and  unbelief  cured  37,  49. 

Equity  and  wisdom  of  providence  9. 

Evening  Psalm  4,  139, 141. 

Evidences  of  grace  26.  of  sincerity  18, 
19,  139. 

Evil  times  12.  neighbours  120.  magis- 
trates 11,58,82. 

Exaltation  of  Christ  to  tlie kingdom  2, 
21,22,69,72,  110. 

Examination  26,  139. 

Exhortations  to  peace  and  holiness  34 


INUEX  FOR  THR  PSALMS. 


as7 


FAITH  atul  prayer  of  persecuted 
saints  35.  in  the  blood  of  Chrisl 
51,  32.  in  divine  grace  und  power 
62,  IJO. 

Faithfulness  of  God  89,  105,  111,  145, 
146.  of  man  15,  141. 

Falsehood,  blasphemy,  Sec.  12.  and  op- 
pression 12,  56. 

I^amily  g^overnment  101.  loveand  wor- 
ship 133.  blessings  128. 

Fears  and  doubts  suppressed  3,34,31. 
in  the  worship  of  God  89, 99.  of  God 
119,  13th  part. 

Flattery  and  deceit  complained  of  12, 
36. 

I'ormal  worsl^j)  50. 

rr.'vUty  of  man  89,  90,  lU. 

Fretfidness  discouraged  37. 

Friendship,  its  blessings  13 J* 

Funeral  l»balm  89,  90. 


G' 


72.  Church  45,  65,  72,  87-  own- 
ing the  true  God  96, 98,  47. 

Glorification  of  Christ  8,  45. 

Glory  of  God  in  our  salvation  69.  and 
grace  promised  8l-,  97,  89. 

Glutton  7S.  drunkard  107. 

God  all  in  all  127.  alUsuilicient  16,  23. 
his  being,  attributes  and  providence 
36,  65,  147.  his  care  of  saints  7,  34. 
his  creation  and  providence  33^  104. 
our  defence  and  salvation  3,  6L,  33, 
115.  eternal,  and  sovereign,  and  Iio- 
)v  93.  eternal,  and  man  mortal  90, 

102.  faithtlilness  105,  111,  89.  glo- 
rified, and  sinners  saved  69.  ggod- 
ncss  and  mercy  145,  103.  goodness 
and  truth  145,146.  governing  pow- 
er and  goodness  66.  great  and  good 
144,  68,  145,  147.  the  judge  9,  50, 
97.  kind  to  his  people  145,  146. 
liis  majesty  97.  and  condescension 
113,  114.  mercy  and  truth  36,  103, 
136,  89,  145.  made  man  8.  of  na- 
t  ure  and  of  grace  65.  perfection  111, 
36,  145, 147.  our  portion,  and  Christ 
our  hope  4.  our  portion  here  and 
hereafter  73.  his  power  and  majes- 
ty 68,  89,  93,  96.  praised  by  chii- 
dren  8.  our  preserver  121, 138.  pre- 
sent in  his  churciies  81,  46.  our 
shepherd  23.  his  sovereignty  and 
goodness  to  man  8,  113,  114.  our 
support  and  comfort  94.  supreme 
governor  82,  93,  75.  his  vengeance 
and  compassion  68,  97.  unchange- 
able 89,  111.  his  universal  dominion 

103.  his  wisdom  in  his  Morks  111, 


139.  worthy  of  all  praise  145, 146, 

150. 
Good  works  15,  24,  112.  profit  men, 

and  not  God  16. 
Goodness  of  God  8,  103,  111,  145, 146. 
Gospel,  its  glory  and  success  19,  45, 

110.  joyful  sound  39,  98.  worship 

and  order  48. 
Government  of  Clirist  45.  from  God 

75. 
Grace,  its  evidences,  or  self-examina- 
I  tion  26, 139.  .ibove  riches  144.  with- 
j  out  merit  16,  32.  of  Christ  4o,  72. 
I  and  providence  33,  36,  135,  136, 
I  147.  preserving  and  restoring-  138. 
\  truth  and  protection  57.  tried  by 
I  afHiction  17,  66,  125.  and  glory  84, 
!  97.  pardoning  130. 
I  Guilt  of  conscience  relieved  38,32, 51. 
I     130. 

HARVEST  65, 126,  147. 
Health,  sickness,  and  reci)very 
6,  30,  31,  prayed  for  6,  38,  39. 

Heart  known  to  God  139. 

Hearing  of  prayer,  and  salvation  4, 10. 
66,  103. 

Heaven  of  separate  souls  17.  tlie  saints' 
dwelling-place  24. 

Holiness,  pardon  and  comfort  4  de- 
sired 119,  nth  part. 

Hope  in  darkness  13,77,143.  of  re- 
surrection 16,  71.  and  despair  iu 
death  17,49.  and  prayer  27.  for  vic- 
toiy  20.  and  direction  42. 

Ilosas'ina  of  the  oliildren  8,  for  tlic 
Lord's  day  118. 

llumiliation-day  10,  60. 

Humility  and  submission  131,  139. 

HA'pocrilcs  and  hypocrisy  12,  50. 

IDOLATRY  reproved  1X5,  135. 
Jehovah  68,  83.  reigns  93, 96,97- 

Jews,  see  Israel. 

Imprecations  and  charity  35. 

Incarnation  96,  97,  98.  and  sacrifice  of 
Christ  40. 

Infants  139.  see  children. 

Instruction  from  God  25.  from  scrip- 
ture 119,  4th  and  7th  parts,  in  pie- 
ty 34. 

Instructive  afflictions  94. 

Intemperance  punished  78.  and  par- 
doned 107. 

Joy  of  conversion  126. 

Israel  saved  from  the  Assyrian^  76 
saved  from  Egvpt  and  brought  to 
Canaan  135,  136,  77,  105,  107.  re- 
bellion and  punishment  78.  punish- 


3S8 


IN1)EX  FOR  THE  PSALMS. 


edand  pardoned  106,  107.  travels 
iu  the  wilderness  107,  114. 

Judgment  and  mercy  9,  68.  day  1,50, 
96,97,98.  149.  seat  of  God  9. 

Justice  of  providence  9.  and  truth  to- 
wards men  15. 

Justification,  free  32,  130. 


K 


NOWLEDGE  desired   19,   119, 
9th  part. 


LAW  of  God,  delight  in  it  119. 
Liberality  rewarded  41,1 12. 
Life  and  riches,  their  vanity  49.  short 

and  feeble  89,  90,  144. 
Longing  after  God  6],  42. 
Lord's-day  psalm  29,  118.  rooming  5, 

Love  to  our  neighbotirs  15.  of  Christ 
lo  sinners  55.  of  God  better  than 
life  63.  of  God  unchargeabie  106, 
89.  to  enemies  109,  25.  brotlicrlv 
133. 

Luxury  punished  78.  and  pardoned 
107. 

MAGISTRATES  warned  SB,  82. 
qualifications  101.  raised  and 
deposed  73. 

Majesty  of  God  68.    See  God. 

Man,  his  vanity  as  mortal  39,  89,  90, 
444.  dominion  over  creutures  S, 
mortal,  and  Christ  eternal  102.  won- 
derful formation  139. 

^larriage,  mystical  45. 

Master  of  a  family  101. 

Melancholy  reproved  4r2.  and  hope  77. 
removed  126. 

Mercies,  common  and  special  68,  103. 
.spiritual  afid  temporal  10.3.  innu- 
merable 139.  everlasting  136.  re- 
corded 107.  and  truth  of  God  36, 
103,  89,  136,  145,  146. 

■Merit  disclaimed  16, 

Midnight  thoughts  63,  130,  119,5th 
and  6th  parts. 

Ministers  ordained  132. 

Miracles  in  the  wilderness  114. 

Morning  Pi.alm  3,  141.  of  a  sabbath  5, 
19,  63. 

Mortality  of  man  39,  49, 90.  and  hope 
89.  and  God's  eternity  90, 102. 

NATION'S  safety  is  the  church  48 
prosperity  67,   144.    blest  and 
punished  107. 
National  deliverance  67,  75,  76,  124, 
126.  desolations,  the  church's  safe- 
ty and  triumph  in  them  46. 
Xaturc  of  man  V^9. 


OBEDIENCE  sincere  32,  18,  139. 
better  than  sacrifice  50. 
Old  age,  death  90.  and  resurrection 
17,  89. 

PARDON,  holiness  and  comfort  4. 
of  backsliding  78.  and  direction 

25    and  repentance  prayed  for  38. 

and  confession  32.  of  original  and 

actual  sin  51. 
Patience  under  afflictions  39.  under 

persecutions  57, 44.  Li  darkness  77, 

130,  131. 
Peace  and  holiness  encouraged    SI. 

with  men  desired  120. 
PeriectionsofGod  11 1,145, 147,  136. 
Persecuted  saints  35,  44,  74,  80,  83. 
Per.Htcution,  deliverance  from  it  7, 53, 

94.  coiinige  in  it  119,  17lh  part. 
Persecutors  punished  7, 129,  149.  their 

folly  14.  complained  of  35,  44,  74, 

SO,  83.  deliverance  from  them  94, 

9,  10. 
Perseverance  138.  in  trials  119,  Ifih 

part. 
Pestiiencc,  pre8er>'at:nn  in  it  91 
Pietv,  instructions  therein  54. 
Pity  to  the  afflicted  41.  See  Charitv, 

God. 
Pleading  without  repining  39,  123. 

the  promises  119,  lOth  part. 
Poor,  charity  to  them  15, 37,  41, 112. 
Portion  of  saints  and  sinners  11,  17, 

37. 
Poverty  confessed  1 6. 
Practic4  atheism  14,  3o. 
Praise  lo  God  from  children  8.   for 

creation  and  providence  33,  104-  to 

our  Creator  100.  from  all  creatures 

148.  for  eminent  deliverance  134, 

118.  general  86,  145,  150.  for  the 

gospel  98.  for  healtJi  restored  30, 

1 16.  for  hearing  prayer  66,  102.  to 
Jesus  Christ  45,    from  all  nations 

117.  and  prayer,  public  65.  for  pro- 
tection, grace  and  truth  57.  for  pro- 
vidence and  grace  36.  for  rain  65, 
147.  fiv»m  tlie  saints  149, 150.  for 
temporal  blessings  68,  147. 

Prayer,  heard  4,  34,  65,  66.  in  time  of 
war  20.  and  hope  of  victory  20. 
praise,  public  65.  and  hope  27.  in 
the  church's  distress  80.  heard,  and 
Zion  restored  102.  and  praise  for 
deliverance  34. 

Preserving  grace  1 38. 

Preservation  in  public  dangers  46,  91, 
1 12.  daily  121. 

Pride  and  atheism,  and  oppression, 
punished  10, 12.  and  death  49. 


INDEX  FOR  THE   PSALMS. 


3S9 


I'rtcslhooil  of  Christ  51,  110. 

Princes  vuin  62,  146. 

rrofessioa  of  sincerity  and  repentance. 
Sec.  119,  3d  part.  139.  false  50. 

I'romises  and  threatenings  81.  plead- 
ed 119,  10th  part. 

I'rospcrity  dangerous,  55,  73. 

Prosperous  sinners  cursed  37^  49,  73. 

Protection,  truth  and  grace  57.  by  day 
and  night  121. 

I'rovidencc,  its  wisdom  and  equity  9. 
and  creation  33, 135, 136.  and  grace 
36,  147.  and  perfections  of  God  36. 
its  mystery  unfolded  73.  recorded 
77t  78,  107.  in  air,  eartli,  and  sea 
56,  65,  89,  104,  107,  147- 

Psalms  for  soldiers  18,  60.  for  old  age 
71.  for  husbandmen  65.  for  a  fune- 
ral 89,  90.  for  the  Lord's  day  92. 
before  prayer  95.  before  sermon  ibid, 
for  magistrates  101.  for  household- 
ers 101.  for  mariners  107.  foi- glut- 
tons and  drunkards  107. 

Public  praise  for  private  mercies  116, 
118.  for  deliverance  124.  worship 
attended  on  122.  prayer  and  praise 
65,  84. 

Tunishment  of  sinners  1,  11,  37. 


a 


UALIFICATIOXS  of  a  christian, 

15,  24. 
'Quickening  grace  1 19, 16th  part. 


R 


.\IN  from  heaven  135,  65,  147. 
Recovery  from  sickness  6,  30, 

116. 
Relative  duties  15, 133. 
*^      Religion  and  justice  15.  in  words  and 

deeds  37. 
Religious  education  34,  78. 
Jtemembrance  of  former  deliverances 

77,  143. 
Repentance,  confession, and  pardon  32. 

and  faith  in  the  blood  of  Christ  51. 
Reproach  removed  31, 37. 
Resignation  39,  123,  131. 
iiesolutlons,  holy  119,  15th  part. 
Restoring  grace  138,  23. 
Resurrection  and  death  of  Christ  2, 

16.  of  the  saints  16, 17,  49,71.  and 

death  49,  71,  89. 
Reverence  in  worship  89,  99. 
Riches,    their  vanity  49.    compared 

with  grace  144. 
Righteousness  from  Christ  71. 

SACRIFICE  40,  51, 69.  incarnation 
of  Christ  40. 
S^ety  in  public  dangers  91.  in  God 

E  e 


61.  and  delight  in  the  church  27. 

Saints  happy,  and  sinners  cursed  1,11, 
1 19,  1st  part,  the  best  company  16. 
characterized  15,  24.  dwell  in  hea- 
ven 15,  24.  punished  and  saved  78^ 
106.  God's  care  of  them  34.  reward 
at  last  50,  90,  92.  patience  and 
world's  hatred  37.  chastised,  and 
sinners  destroyed  94.  die,  but  Christ 
lives  102.  punished  and  pardoned 
106, 107.  afflictions  moderated  125. 
judging  the  world  149. 

Salvation  of  saints  10.  and  triumph 
18.  and  defence  in  God  62.  by  Clu'ist 
69,  85... 

Sanctified  afflictions  1 19,  last  part.  94< 

Satan  subdued  3,  6,  13. 

Scrijiture  compared  with  nature  19* 
119,7th  part,   instruction  from  it 
119,  4th  part,  delight  in  it  1 19,  5tJi 
and  18th  parts,  holiness  and  com- 
fort fi-om  it  1 19,  6th  part,  variety 
j      and  excellency  119,  8th  part. 
j  Seasons  of  the  year  66, 147. 
I  Seaman's  song  107. 

Secret  devotion  119,  2d  part.  ^4. 

Seeking  God  63,  27- 
'  Self-examination,  or  evidences  of  grace 
26,  139. 

Separate  i^oids,  heaven  of  17. 

Sick-bed  de\otion  6,  38,  39,  116. 

Sickness  healed  6,  30,  116. 

Signs  of  Christ's  coming  12,  96,  Sec. 
j  Sin  of  nature  14.  original  and  actual, 

I  confessed  and  pardoned  51.  univer- 
.sal  14. 

I I  Sincerity  19,  26,  32,  139.  proved  and 

rewarded  18.  professed  119,  3d  part. 
Sins  of  the  tongue  12,  34,  50. 
Slander,  deliveVance  from  it  31,  120. 
Souls  in  a  separate  state  17,  146,  150. 
Spirit  given  at  Christ's  ascension  68. 

h  is  teaching  desired  119, 9th  part.  5 1 . 
Spiritual  enemies  overcome  3,  18, 144. 

blessings  and  punishments  81. 
Spring  of  the  year  65.  and  summer  65, 

104.  and  winter  147, 
Strength,    repentance,    and   pardon, 

prayed  for  38. 
Submission  123,  131.  to  Christ  2.  to 

sickness  39. 
Sufferings  and  death  of  Christ  22.  and 

kingdom  of  Christ  2,  22,  69,  110. 
Support  and  counsel  from  God  16.  for 

the  afflicted  and  tempted  55.  and 

comfort  in  God,  94,  119,  14th  part. 

mEMPTATlONS  overcome  3, 18. 


iii  sickness  6. 


g 


330 


INDEX  FOK  THE  PSAl-MS, 


I'hanks,  public,  for  private  mercies 

116,  118. 
Threatenings  and  promises  81. 
Thunder  and  storm  29, 135, 136,  148. 
Times,  evil  11,  12. 
Tongue  governed  34,  39. 
Trust  in  the  creatures  vain  62,  146. 

VANITY  of  man  as  mortal  39,  89, 
144.  oi  life  and  riches  49. 

"Vengeance and  compassion  68.  against 
the  enemies  of  the  church  76,  149. 

Yineyard  of  God  wasted  80. 

Unbelief  and  envy  cured  37.  punished 
95. 

Tlnchangeable  God  89,  111. 

Tows  paid  in  the  church  116.  of  ho- 
liness 119,  15th  part. 

WAR,  prayer  in  time  of  it  20.  dis- 
appointments therein  60.  vic- 
tory 18.  spiritual  18,  144- 
Warnings  of  God  to  his  people  81. 


Watchfulness  19, 141.  over  the  tongixe 
39. 

Weather  65,  107,  135, 147,  14a 

Wickedness  of  man  14,  36,  51. 

Winter  and  summer  147. 

Wisdom  and  equity  of  providence  9. 
of  God  in  his  works  111. 

Works  of  creation  and  providence  104, 
147,  148.  and  grace  19,  33,  111, 
135,  136.  good  works  profit  men, 
not  God  16. 

World's  hatred  and  saints'  patience 
37. 

Worship  and  order  of  the  gospel  48. 
delight  in  it  84.  with  reverence  89, 
99.  dailv  55,  134,  141.  in  a  family 
133.  pubUc  63,  84,  122,  132.  ab- 
sence from  it  63. 

W"ath  and  mercy  from  the  judgment- 
seat  9. 


z 


EAL  and  prudence  39. 
ZioD,  its  citizens  15. 


HYMNS 


AND 


IN  THREE  BOOKS. 


1.    COLLECTED  FROM  THE  HOLY  SCRIPTURES, 

3.    C05IP0SED   ON  DIVINE  SUBJECTS. 

3.    PREPARED  FOR   THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


BY  I.  WATTS,  D.  D. 


And  they  sung  a  new  song,  saying,  Thou  art  worthy,  &c.  for  thou  wast 
slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us,  &c.  Rev.  v.  9. 

Soliti  assent  (i.  e.  Christian!,)  convenire,  carmenque  Christo  quasi  Deo  di- 
cere.  Plin.  in  Epist. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

PUBUSHED  BY  WILLIAM  W.  WOODWARD,  SOUTH-WEST  COPvNER 

OF  CHESNUT  AND  SECOND  STREETS. 


1817. 


"«r.  mix  WOODWAKD,  PBXKTEB, 


i 


A  TABLE 


TO  FIND'ANY  HYMN  BY  THK  FIRST  LINE. 


ADOKE,  and  tremble,  for  our 
Alas,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 
Ail  glory  to  thy  wond'rous 
All  mortal  vanities  be  gone 
And  are  >ve  wretches  yet  alive 
And  must  this  body  die 
And  now  the  scales  have  left 
Ari.sc,  my  soul,  my  joyful  povv'rs 
As  new-born  babes  desire  tiie 
At  ll)y  command,  our  dearest 
Attend  whde  God's  exalted  Son 
Awake,  my  heart,  arise  my 
Awake  our  souls,  away  our  fears 
Away  from  ev'ry  mortal  care 

Backward  with  humble  shame 
Begin  my  tongue  some  heav'nly 
IJeliold  liow  sinners  disagree 
Beiiold  llie  blind  their  sight 
Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 
Beliold  the  grace  appears 
Behold  the  potter  and  tjie  clay 
Behold  tlie  Rose  of  Sharon  here 
Behold  the  woman's  promis'd 
Behold  the  wretch  whose  lust 
Behold  what  wond'rous  grace 
Bless'd  are  the  humble  souls 
Bless'd  be  the  everlasting  God 
Bless'd  be  the  Father  and  his 
Bless'd  morning !  whose  young 


121 

274 

24 

200 

204 

180 

181 

102 

'"265 

217 

22 

34 


41 

170 

93 

222 

7 

9 

84 

49 

221 
88 
46 
74 
25 

271 

173 


Bless'd  with  the  joys  of  innocence  216 

Blood  has  a  voice  to  pierce  210 

Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful  154 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  237 

Bury'd  in  shadows  of  the  night  72 

But  few  among  the  carnal  wise  71 

Can  creatures  to  perfection  find  247 

Christ  and  his  cross  is  all  our  86 

Come,  all  harmonious  tongues  182 

Come,  dearest  Lord  descend  96 

Come,  happy  souls,  approach  198 

Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls  91 

Come,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove  142 

Come,  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune  255 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  44 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes  203 

Come  let  us  lift  our  voices  high  266 

Come,  we  that  love  the  Lord  138 


Daughters  of  Zion,  come  behold  53 

Dear  Lord,  behold  our  sore  240 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above  230 

Death  cannot  make  ojir  souls  153 

Death  may  dissolve  my  body  26 

Death  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day  155 

Dcceiv'd  by  subtle  snares  of  hell  78 
Deep  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne  89 

Descend  from  hcav'o  immortal  132 

Do  we  not  know  that  solemn  88 

Down  headlong  from  their  native  193 

Dread  Sov'reign  let  my  evening  120 

Ere  the  bUie  heav'ris  were  8 

Eternal  Sov'reign  of  the  sky  231 

Eternal  Spirit  we  confess  220 


Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence         86 
Far  from  my  thoughts  vain  world  126 
Father  1  long,  I  faint  to  see 
Father  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace 
Finn  as  the  earth  thy  gospel 
From  heaven  ihe  siniung  angels 
Fi-om  tliee,  my  God,  my  joys 


Gentiles  by  nature  we  belong^ 
Give  me  the  wings  of  faith  to  rise 
Give  to  the  Father  praise 
Glory  to  Ciod  the  Trinity 
Glory  to  God  that  walks  the  sky 
Glory  to  God  the  Father's  name 
God  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise 
God  of  the  morning,  at  whose 
God  of  the  seas,  thy  thund'ring 
God!  the  eternal  awful  name 
God  who  in  vy.rious  methods 
Go  preach  my  gospel,  saith  the 
Go  worship  at  Immanucl's  feet 
Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou 
Great  God,  I  own  thy  sentence 
Great  God,  thy  glory  shall 
Great  God,  to  what  a  glorious 
Great  King  of  glory  and  of  grace 
Great  was  the  day  the  joy 


169 
269 
93 
194 
175 

82 

224 

275 

273 

162 

272 

96 

60 

171 

136 

38 

92 

105 

168 

11 

244 

205 

238 

227 


Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  95 

Happy  the  church,  thou  sacred  166 

Happy  the  heart  where  graces  145 

Hark !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  165 


IV 


A  TABLE   OF  FIRST  LINE*. 


Hark !  the  Redeemer  from 
Hear  what  the  voice  iVniii  heav*n 
Hence  from  my  soul  sud  thoughts 
Here  at  thy  cross,  my  dying"  God 
High  as  the  hcav'ns  ahove 
High  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light 
Honour  to  thee,  Almighty  'iiirce 
Hosanna,  &c.  277, 

Hosanna  to  our  conqu'ring  King 
Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  light 
Hosanna  to  the  Royal  Son 
Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound 
How  arc  thy  glories  here 
How  beauteous  are  their  feet 
How  can  I  sink  with  *uch  a  prop 
How  condescending  and  how 
How  full  of  anguish  is  tlie  thought 
How  heavy  is  tlj|  night 
How  honourable  is  the  place 
How  large  the  promise,  liow 
How  oft  Iiave  sm  and  Satan 
How  rich  are  tljy  provisions 
How  sad  our  state  bv  nature  is 
How  shall  I  praise  tK'  eternal 
How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life 
How  should  the  sons  of  Adan-i's 
How  strong  thine  arm  is  mighty 
How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place 
How  vain  are  all  things  here 
How  wond'rous  great,  how 

I  cannot  bear  thine  absence 
I  g-ive  immortal  praise 
I  hate  the  tempter  and  his 
I  lift  my  banner  saith  tlie  Lord 
I  love  the  windows  of  thy  grace 
I'm  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord. 
In  Gabriel's  hand  a  mighty 
In  thine  own  ways,  O  God  of  love 
In  vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil 
In  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 
Infinite  grief!  amazing. woe 
I  send  the  joys  of  earth  av»-ay 
I  sing  my  Saviour's  wond'rous 
Is  tliis  the  kind  return 

Jehovah  speaks,  let  Israel  heap 
Jehovah  i*eigns,  his  throne  is  high 
Jesus,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
Jesus  invites  his  saints 
Jesus  is  gone  above  the  skies 
Jesus  the  man  of  constant  grief 
Jesus,  we  bless  thy  Father's 
Jesus,  we  bow  before  thy  feet 
Jesus  with  all  thy  saints  above 
Join  all  the  glorious  names 
Join  all  the  names  of  love 

Kind  is  the  speech  of  Christ 


51 

20 

174 

118 

208 

128 

274 

278 

186 

176 

19 

121 

270 

15 

209 

251 

196 

72 

12 

8J 

98 

259 

191 

243 

140 

64 

35 

260 

152 

185 

209 

275 

235 

27 

227 

75 

43 

28 

23 

13 

192 

123 

207 

174 

63 
245 
103 
250 
253 
13 
39 
264 
138 
111 
110 

54 


)[  Laden  with  guilt  and  full  of  fcafs  210 

jl  Let  all  our  tongues  be  one  256 

I  Let  everlasting  glories  crown  218 

It  Let  ever)  mortal  ear  attend  1 1 

;i  Let  God  the  Father  live  272 

■\  Lot  God  the  Maker's  name  274 

f]  Let  him  embrace  my  soul  48 

Let  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say  18 

Let  mortal  tongues  attempt  42 

Let  others  boa.st  how  strong  129 

Let  Pharis€es  of  high  esteem  95 

I^t  the  old  Heathens  tune  131 

Let  the  seventh  angel  sound  47 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  195 
Let  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood  238 

Let  them  ii-glcct  thy  glory, Loid  142 

Let  us  adore  th'  eternal  word  252 

Life  and  immort^d  Joys  are  given  214 

Life  is  the  time  to  bcrve  the  Lord  66 

Lift  up  your  eyes  t'  the  heav'nly  144 

Like  sheep  we  v.-ent  astray  101 

Lo  tile  young  tribes  of  Adam  67 

Lo  wha't  a  glorious  sight  appears  22 

Lo  what  an  entertaining  sight  44 

Lo  the  destroying  ar.gel  flies  255 

Long  have  I  sat  beneath  242 

Lord  at  thy  temple  we  appear  21 

Lord,  how  divine  thy  comforts  258 

Lord,  how  secure  and  blest  160- 

Lord,  how  secure  my  conscience  83 

Lord  we  adore  thy  bounteous  266 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs  203 

Lord,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals  135 

J.ord,  we  confess  our  nuriTrous  80 

'Lord,  what  a  Hea'vn  of  saving  127 

Lord,  what  a  wretched  land  156 

Lord,  when  my  thoughts  with  118 

Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desire»^  228 

Mistaken  souls  that  dream  99 

My  dear  Redeemer  aud  my  Lord  223 


My  di'owsy  pow'rs  why  sleep 
My  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love 
My  God,  my  life,  my  love 
My  God,  my  portion,  and  my 
My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
My  God,  the  spring  of  all 
My  God,  what  endless  pleasures 
My  heart  how  dreadful  hard  it  is 
My  Saviour  God,  my  Sov'reign 

My  soul  come  meditate  the  clay    

My  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight  122 
My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  116 
My  thoughts  sui-mount  these         240 

Xaked  as  from  the  earth  we  10 

Nature  with  all  her  power  shall  115 
Nature  with  open  volume  stands  257 
No,  rU  repine  at  death  no  more     193 


134 
61 
190 
191 
212 
157 
147 
194 
224 
164 


A  TABLE    OF  FIRST  LINES, 


^o,  1  sh;ill  envy  them  no  more  159 
No  more  my  Ciod,  I  boast  no  more  79 

Nor  eye  lias  seen,  nor  ear  has  77 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts  225 

Not  all  the  outward  forms  70 

Not  d  if  front  food,  nor  diif 'rent  9 1 

Not  from  the  dust  affliction  62 

Not  the  malicious  or  profane  76 

Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men  73 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord  232 

Not  with  our  mortal  eyes  79 

Now  be  the  Cod  of  Israel  bless'd  36 

Now  by  the  bowels  of  mv  God  93 

Now  let  the  Father  and  the  Son  27  i 

Now  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise  1 48 

Now  have  our  hearts  embrac'd  261 

Now  in  the  (galleries  of  his  grace  58 

Now  in  the  heat  of  youthful  68 

Now  let  a  spacious  world  arise  228 

Now  let  our  jiains  be  all  forgot  262 

Now  let  the  Lord  my  Saviour  153 

Now  Satan  comes  with  dreadful  236 

Now  shall  my  mward  joys  arise  30 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  -151 

Now  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  44 
Now  to  the  pow'r  of  God  supreme  97 

O  for  an  overcoming  faith  20 

O!  if  my  soul  were  formed  201 

O  the  almighty  Lord  179 

O  the  delights,  the  hcav'nly  joys  188 

Often  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night  52 
Once  more  my  soul  t!ie  rising  day  119 

Our  days,  alas,  our  mortal  da\s  145 

Our  God,  how  firm  his  promise  146 

Our  sins,  alas !  how  strong  they  184 
Our  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord  43 
Our  spirits  join  t' adore  the  Lamb  268 

riung'd  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair  178 
Praise,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid  163 

Raise  tliee  my  soul,  fly  up  141 

Kalse  your  tnumphant  songs  199 

Uise,  rise  my  soul  and  leave  127 

Saints  at  your  heav'nly  Father's  92 

Salvation'!  O  the  joyf id  sound  186 

See  where  the  great  incarnate  32 

Shall  the  vde  race  of  flesh  62 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin  77 

Shall  wisdom  cry  aloud  68 

Shout  to  the  Lord,  and  let  our  189 

"Sin  has  a  thousand  treach'rous  23 1 

Sin,  like  a  venomous  disease  233 

Sing  to  the  Lord  that  built  124 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  heav'nly  165 

Sitting  around  our  Father's  269 

So  did  the  Hebrew  Prophet  81 


So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express  94- 

Stand  up,  my  soul,  shake  oiY  177 

Stoop  down,  my  thoughts  137 

Strait  is  the  way,  the  door  239 

Terrible  God,  that  reign'st  132 

That  awful  day  will  surely  201 

Thee  we  adore  Eternal  Name  158 

The  glories  of  my  Maker  God  172 

The  (iod  of  mercy  be  ador'd  273 

The  King  of  glory  sends  his  Son  221 

The  lands  that  long  in  darkness  17 

The  law  by  Moses  came  85 

The  law  commands  and  makes  212 

The  Lord  declares  his  will  211 

The  liord  descending  from  215 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  246 

The  Lord  on  high  proclaims  64 

The  mujesty  of  Solomon  206 

The  memory  of  our  dying  Lord  261 

The  promise  of  my  Father's  251 

The  promise  was  divinely  free  220 

The  true  Messiah  now  appears  126 

The  voice  of  my  beloved  sounds  50 

j  The  wond'ring  world  enquires  56 

;  There  is  a  house  not  made  with  80 

j  There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight  167 

;  There  was  an  hour  when  Christ  16 

'  These  glorious  minds,  how  bright  31 

This  is  the  v/ord  of  truth  222 

Thou  whom  my  soul  admires  49 

Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  216 

Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  60 

'I'hus  saith  the  first,  the  great  84. 

Thus  saith  the  High  and  lofty  65 

Thus  saith  the  llulerof  the  skies  182 

Tims  sallii  the  mercy  87 

i  Thus  saith  the  wisdom  69 

j  Thy  favours,  Lord,  surprise  150 

j  Time,  what  an  em]ity  vapour  161 

I  'Tls  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come  217 

'Tis  from  the  treasures  of  his  107 

Tis  not  the  law  often  commands  214 

To  God  tlie  only  wise  37 

To  him  that  chose  us  first  276 

To  God  the  Father's  throne  277 

To  our  eternal  God  277 

'Twas  by  an  order  from  the  Lord  232 

'Twas  on  that  dark,  that  doleiul  249 

'Twas  the  commission  38 

Vain  are  the  hopes  the  sons  70 

Vain  are  the  hopes  that  rebels  73 

Up  to  the  fields  where  angels  146 

Up  to  the  Loi-d  that  reigns  150 

We  are  a  garden  wall'd  around  55 
We  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord  219 


VI 


A  TABLE   OF  FIRST  LINES. 


We  sing  th'  amazing  deeds  263 

We  sing  the  glories  of  thy  love        40 
"Welcome  sweet  day  of  rest  125 

Well  the  Redeemer's  gone  -  143 

What  different  powers  of  grace 
What  equal  honours  shall  we 
What  happy  men,  or  angels 
What  mighty  man,  or  mighty 
Wlicnce  do  our  mournful  thoughts  29 
■^Vhcn  I  can  read  my  title  clear      167 
When  in  the  liglit  of  faith 
WhenJ  survey  the  wond'rous 
When  \\  e  are  rais'd  from  deep 
When  strangers  stand  and  hear 
Wlien  the  first  parents  of  our 
When  the  great  }3uilder  arch'd 
Where  are  the  mourners,  saith 
Who  can  describe  the  joys 


226 
45 
31 

27 


197 

254 

40 

57 

178 

133 

234 

74 


Who  hath  believ'd  thy  word  100 

Who  is  this  fair  one  in  distress  59 

Who  shall  the  Lord's  elect  18 

Why  does  your  face,  ye  humble  184 

Why  do  we  mouni  departing  117 

Why  is  my  heart  so  far  130 

Why  should  the  children  103 

VV^liy  should  this  earth  delight  241 

Why  should  we  start  and  fear  139 

With  cheei-ful  voice  I  sing  108 

With  holy  fear  and  humble  song  149 

With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace  90 

Ve  sons  of  Adam  vain  and  young  67 

Ye  angels  round  the  throne  275 

Zion  rejoice  and  Judah  sing  205 


HYMNS. 

BOOK  I. 

COLLECTED  FROM  THE  HOLY  SCKIPTURES, 


WVWWWVWVWWVVWWXi 


HYMN  i.  Common  Metre. 

A  new  Song  to  the  Lamb  that  was  slain.  Rev.  v.  6,  8,  9 — 1^ 

1  TTJ  EHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 
Jfj  Amidst  his  Father's  throne : 
Prepare  new  honours  for  his  name^ 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

3  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 
The  church  adore  around  ; 
With  \ials  full  of  odours  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Those  are  the  prayers  of  the  saints^ 
And  those  the  hymns  they  raise  : 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complrdnts. 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

[4  Eternal  Father,  who  shall  look 
Into  thy  secret  will  ? 
^Vho  but  the  Son  shall  take  that  book^ 
And  open  ev'ry  seal  ? 

5  He  sliall  fulfil  thy  great  decrees, 

The  Son  deserves  it  well ; 
Lo !  in  his  hand  the  sov'reign  keys 
Of  heav'n,  and  death,  and  hell!] 

6  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slaii\, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid  ; 
Ff 


3  HYMN  II. 

Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remam 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

7  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood. 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

8  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Are  put  beneath  thy  pow'r; 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 
And  bring  the  promised  hour. 

HYMNS.  (L.M.) 

Tlie  Deity  and  Ilumanity  of  Christ.  John  i.  1, 3, 14.  Col.  i.  16.  Eph.  iii.  9, 10. 

1  ITTI  RE  the  blue  heav'ns  were  stretch'd  abroad, 
X_i  From  everlasting  was  the  Word  : 
With  God  he  was ;  the  Word  was  God, 

And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 

2  By  his  own  pow'r  all  things  were  made  ; 

By  him  supjiOrted  all  things  stand ; 
He  is  the  whole  creation's  head. 
And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 

8  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Satan  fell, 

He  led  the  host  of  morning  stars ; 
(Thy  generation  who  can  tell. 

Or  count  the  number  of  thy  years .?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heav'nly  forms  : 

The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
Tliat  he  may  converse  hold  yn\h  worms, 
Dress'd  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

3  Mortals  witli  joy  beheld  his  face, 

Th'  Eternal  Father's  only  Son : 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
When  through  his  eyes  the  godhead  shone! 


BOOK  I.  » 

G  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode, 

To  learn  new  mysfrics  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God^ 
The  glories  of  Immanuel. 

HYMN  3.  (S.  M.) 

The  nativity  of  Christ.  Lake  i.  30,  8ic.  ii.  10,  &c.  ^ 

1  13  EHOLD,  the  grace  appears, 
JLJ  The  promise  is  fulfill'd ; 
Mary,  the  wond'rous  virgin,  bears, 
And  Jesus  is  the  child. 

[3  The  Lord,  the  highest  God, 
Calls  him  his  only  Son ; 
He  bids  him  rule  the  lands  abroad, 
And  gives  him  David's  throne. 

3  O'er  Jacob  shall  he  reign 

With  a  peculiar  sway  ; 
The  nations  shall  his  grace  obtain;. 
His  kingdom  ne'er  decay.] 

4  To  bring  the  glorious  news, 

A  hcav'nly  form  appears  ; 
He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joy?^ 
And  banishes  their  fears. 

5  "  Go,  humble  swains,"  said  lie, 

"  To  David's  city  fly  ; 
''  The  promis'd  infant,  born  to-day, 
"  Doth  in  a  manger  lie. 

6  '•  With  looks  and  hearts  serene 

"  Go  visit  Christ  your  King ;" 
And  straight  a  flaming  troop  was  seen ; 
I'he  shepherds  heard  them  sing, 

7  "  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

"  And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth. 


to  HYMNV. 

"  Good- will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
'•  At  the  Redeemer's  birth  !" 

[8  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues-j 
With  the  celestial  hosts  we  join. 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs : 

9  «  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

"  And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth, 
'•  Good- will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
"  At  our  Redeemer's  birth '/'] 

nymn  4,  Referred  to  tlie  Second  Psalm. 

HYMN  5.  (C.  M.) 

Submission  to  Jljfflictive  Piovidence.  Job  i.  21. 

1  I^tAKED,  as  from  the  earth  we  came^ 
JL^    And  crept  to  life  at  first, 
We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  ^^ith  our  dust. 

a  The  dear  dehghts  we  here  enjoy, 
And  fondly  call  our  own, 
Are  but  short  favours  borrowed  now. 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comfoil^  high. 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave ; 
He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name !) 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions  thenr 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 

Be  silent  at  liis  sov'reign  will, 

And  ev'ry  murmur  die. 

5  If  smihng  mercy  crowns  our  lives. 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread  ; 
And  well  adore  the  justice  too, 
That  strikes  our  comforts  dead. 


BOOK  I.  li 

HYMN  6.  (C.  M.) 

Triumph  ever  Death.  Job  s.ix.  25,  26,  27. 

1  £^  RE  AT  God,  I  own  thy  sentence  just, 
\jr  And  nature  must  decay ; 

I  yield  my  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow-clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs ; 
My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer,  lives. 
My  God,  my  Saviour,  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear 

High  on  a  royal  seat, 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes. 
Lie  vanquish'd  at  his  feet. 

4  Though  greedy  worms  devour  my  skin, 

And  knaw  my  wasting  flesh, 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He'll  clothe  them  all  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I  see  thy  lovely  face 

With  strong  immoilal  eyes, 
And  feast  upon  thine  unknoAvn  grace, 
With  pleasure  and  surprise. 

HYMN  7.  (C.  M.) 

The  Invitation  of  the  Gospel;  or.  Spiritual  Food  ami  Clothing.  Is.  Iv.  1,  ?.c. 

1  T   ET  ev'ry  mortal  ear  attend, 
JLi  And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice  ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

3  Ho !  all  ye  hungry  starving  souls. 
That  feed  upon  the  wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind  : 

FfS 


IS  HYMN  VIII. 

3  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast, 
And  bids  your  Icftiging  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die  ; 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

o  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here 
In  a  rich  ocean  join ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows. 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

[6  Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor, 
Who  work  with  mighty  pain, 
To  weave  a  garment  of  your  own, 
That  will  not  hide  your  sin  ; 

y  Come  naked,  and  adorn  your  souls 
In  robes  prepared  by  God, 
Wrought  by  the  labours  of  his  Son, 
And  dy'd  in  his  own  blood.] 

8  Dear  God  I  the  treasures  of  tliy  love 

Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deep  as  our  helpless  miseries  are, 
And  boundless  as  our  sins  ! 

9  llie  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day : 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies. 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 

HYMN  8.  (C.  M.) 

The  Safety  and  Protection  of  the  Church.  Isa.  xxvi.  l^. 

OW  honourable  is  the  place, 
Where  we  adoring  stand. 


II 


BOOK  r.  13 

Ziot),  the  glory  of  the  earth. 
And  beauty  of  the  land ! 

S  Bulwarks  of  mighty  grace  defend 
The  city  where  we  dwell ; 
The  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made. 
Defy  th'  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  the  everlasting  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open  fling : 
Enter,  ye  nations,  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  our  King. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace ; 
You  that  have  known  Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventured  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  for  ever  trust, 

And  banish  all  your  fears : 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells ; 
Eternal  as  his  years. 

6  What  though  the  rebels  dwell  on  higb^ 

His  arm  shall  bring  them  low : 
Low  as  the  caverns  of  the  grave 
Their  lofty  heads  shall  bow.  - 

7  On  Babylon  our  feet  shall  tread 

In  that  rejoicing  hour ; 
The  ruins  of  her  walls  shall  spread 
A  pavement  for  the  poor. 

HYMN  9.  (C.  M.) 

The  Promises  of  the  Covenant  of  Grace.  Isa.  Iv.  1,  2.  Zech.  xlii.  1.  Mic.- 
vii.  19.  Ezek.  xxxvi.  25,  Stc. 

1  TN  vain  w^e  lavish  out  our  lives 
JL  To  gather  empty  wind ; 
The  choicest  blessings  earth  can  yield 
Will  starve  a  hungry  mind. 


1^  HYMN  IX. 

5  Come,  and  the  Lord  shall  feed  our  souh 

With  more  substantial  meat ; 
With  such  as  saints  in  glory  love, 
With  such  as  angels  eat. 

3  Our  God  will  ev'ry  want  supply, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  peace ; 
«   He  gives  by  covenant  and  by  oath 
The  riches  of  his  grace, 

4  Come,  and  he*ll  cleanse  our  spotted  souls. 

And  wash  away  our  stains, 
In  the  dear  fountain  that  his  Son 
Pour'd  from  his  dying  veins. 

[.5  Our  guilt  shall  vanish  all  away, 
Though  black  as  hell  before ; 
Our  sin  shall  sink  beneath  the  sea, 
And  shall  be  found  no  more. 

6  And  lest  pollution  should  o'erspread 

Our  inward  pow'rs  again, 
His  Spirit  shall  bedew  our  souls, 
Like  purifying  rain.] 

7  Our  heart,  that  flinty,  stubborn  tiling, 

That  terrors  cannot  move, 
That  fears  no  threat'nings  of  his  wrathj 
Shall  be  dissolv'd  by  love  : 

8  Or  he  can  take  the  flint  away. 

That  would  not  be  refin'd, 
And  from  the  treasures  of  his  grac* 
Bestow  a  softer  mind. 

9  There  shall  his  sacred  Spirit  dwell. 

And  deep  engrave  his  law  ; 
And  ev'ry  motion  of  our  souls 
To  sAvift  obedience  draw. 


BOOK  L  15 

10  Thus  will  he  pour  salvation  dowii, 
And  we  shall  render  praise ; 
We,  the  dear  people  of  his  love, 
And  he  our  God  of  Grace. 

HYMN  10.    (S.  M.) 

The  Blessedness  of  Gospel  Times;  or,  The  Revelation  q/*Chritt  to  Jetcs  and 
Gentiles.    Isa.  v.  2,  7—10.  Matt.  xiii.  16,  17. 

1  yjOW  beauteous  are  their  feet, 
JLX  Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill ! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

S  How  charming  is  their  voice ! 
How  sweet  the  tidings  are ! 
"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour-King, 
"  He  reigns  and  triumphs  here/* 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  w^aited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4j  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  se6  this  heav'nly  light ; 
Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long. 
But  died  without  the  sight ! 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice. 

And  tuneful  notes  employ  ; 
Jenisalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad ! 
Let  ev'ry  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour,  and  their  God. 


xe  HYMN  XI,  Xlf. 

HYMN  11.  (L.  M.)  „ 

The  Humhle  enlightenedy  urul  carnal  reason  humified;  or.  The  Sovereignty  of"^^ 
Grace.    Luke  x.  21,  iJ2. 

1  inr^HERE  was  an  hour  when  Christ  rejoic'd, 
■      And  spoke  his  joy  in  words'  of  praise ; 
"  Father,  1  thank  thee,  mighty  God, 

"  Lord  of  the  earth,  and  heav'ns,  and  seas. 

3  "  I  thank  tliy  sovereign  pow'r  and  love, 

'•  That  crowns  my  doctrine  with  success ; 
'*  And  makes  the  babes  in  knowledge  learn 
"  The  heights,  and  breadths,  and  lengths  of 
grace. 

3  "  But  all  this  glory  lies  concealed 

"  From  men  of  prudence  and  of  wit ; 
"  The  prince  of  darkness  blinds  their  eyes, 
"  And  their  own  pride  resists  the  hglit. 

4^  "  Father,  'tis  thus,  because  thy  will 

"  Chose  and  ordain'd  it  should  be  so  ] 
^'  'Tis  thy  delight  t'  abase  the  proud, 
^'  And  lay  the  liaughty  scorner  low. 

5  "  There's  none  can  know  the  Father's  right, 

-  '*  But  those  that  learn  it  from  the  Son  \ 
'•  Nor  can  the  Son  be  well  receiv'd, 

'•  But  where  the  Father  makes  him  known." 

6  Then  let  our  soids  adore  our  God, 

That  deals  his  graces  as  he  please  \ 
Nor  gives  to  mortals  an  account, 
Or  of  his  actions,  or  decrees. 

HYMN  i%.  (C.  M.) 

Free  Grqce  in  revealing  Christ.    Luke  x.  21. 

1    TESTIS,  the  man  of  constant  grief, 
f  J    A  mourner  all  his  days ; 
His  spirit  once  rejoic'd  aloud. 
And  tura'd  Ids  joy  to  praise. 


BOOK  I.  17 

'2  "  Father,  I  thank  thy  wond'rous  love, 
"  That  hath  reveaVd  thy  Son 
"  To  men  unlearned ;  and  to  babes 
"  Hast  made  thy  Gospel  known. 

3  "  The  myst'iies  of  redeeming  grace 

"  Are  hidden  from  the  wise  ; 
"  While  piide  and  carnal  reasoning  join 
"  To  swell  and  blind  their  eyes.'* 

4  Thus  doth  the  Lord  of  heav'n  and  earth 

His  great  decrees  fulfil, 
And  orders  all  his  works  of  grace 
By  his  own  sov'reign  will. 

HYMN  13.  (L.  M.) 

T//fi  San  of  God  Incarnate;  or,  Tfie  Titles  and  the  Kingdom  0/ Christ.  Isa. 
ix.  2,  6,  7* 

1  ftrHE  lands  that  long  in  darkness  lay, 
i     Now  have  beheld  a  heav'nly  light ; 
Nations  that  sat  in  death's  cold  shade. 
Are  blest  with  beams  divinely  bright. 

^  The  virgin's  promis'd  Son  is  born; 
Behold  th'  expected  child  appear! 
What  shall  his  name  or  titles  be  ? 
"  The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor!'^ 

[3  This  infant  is  the  mighty  God, 
Come  to  be  suckled  and  ador'd ; 
Th'  eternal  Father,  Prince  of  peace, 
The  Son  of  David,  and  his  Lord.] 

4  The  government  of  earth  and  seas 

Upon  his  shoulders  shall  be  laid : 
His  wide  dominions  shall  increase, 
And  honours  to  his  name  be  paid. 

5  Jesus,  the  holy  child,  shall  sit 

High  on  his  Father  David's  throne; 


18  HYMN  XIV,  XV. 

Shall  crush  his  foes  beneath  his  feet, 
And  reign  to  ages  yet  unknown. 

HYMN  14.  (L.  M.) 

The  Triumph  of  Faith;  or,  Christ'' s  imchangeable  Love.  Rom.  vlii.  33,  8tc. 

i  \'M"7H0  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  ? 
W     'Tis  God  that  justifies  their  souls  ;• 
And  mercy,  like  a  mighty  stream. 
O'er  all  their  sins  divinely  rolls. 

^  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell  ? 
'Tis  Christ  that  suffer'd  in  their  stead ; 
And  the  salvation  to  fulfil, 
Behold  him  rising  from  the  dead ! 

3  He  lives  !  he  lives,  and  sits  above, 
For  ever  interceding  there : 
Who  shall  divide  us  from  his  love  ? 
Or  what  should  tempt  us  to  despair  ? 

^  Shall  persecution  or  distress, 
Famine,  or  sword,  or  nakedness  ? 
He  that  hath  lov'd  us  bears  us  through, 
And  makes  us  more  than  conqu'rors  too. 

5  Faith  hath  an  overcoming  pow'i-. 
It  triumphs  in  the  dying  hour : 
Christ  is  our  fife,  our  joy,  our  hope  ; 
Nor  can  we  sink  with  such  a  prop. 

6  Not  all  that  men  on  earth  can  do. 
Nor  pow'rs  on  high,  nor  pow'rs  below, 
Shall  cause  his  mercy  to  remove. 

Or  w^ean  our  hearts  from  Christ,  our  love. 

HYMN  15.  (L.  M.) 

Our  o-ivn  fVeakness,  and  Christ  our  Strev^^th.  2  Cor,  xxii,  7, 9,  16. 

1  T   ET  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say, 
jg_ji  "  Sti^ength  shall  be  equal  to  thy  day ;" 


BOOK  I.  19 

Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress. 
Leaning  on  all-sufficient  grace. 

3  T  glory  in  infirmity, 
That  Christ's  own  pow'r  may  rest  on  me  j 
When  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong, 
Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Chiist  my  song, 

3  I  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 

A:ll  sufferings,  if  my  Lord  be  there  ; 
Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains, 
Wliile  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn. 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone. 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise, 
We  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

5  So  Samson,  when  his  hair  was  lost, 
Met  the  Philistines  to  his  cost ; 
Shook  his  vain  limbs  with  sad  surprise. 
Made  feeble  fight,  and  lost  his  eyes. 

HYMN  16.  (C.  M.) 

Ilosanna  to  Christ.  Matt.  xxi.  9.  Luke  xix.  38,  40. 

1  TTOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
JrX  Of  David's  ancient  line ! 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 
Mysterious  and  divine. 

^  The  root  of  David  here  we  find^ 
And  offspring  is  the  same  ; 
Eternity  and  time  are  join'd 
In  our  Immanuel's  name. 

3  Blest  he  that  comes  to  wretched  men 
With  peaceful  news  from  heav'n  ! 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  giv'n  ! 
Gg 


20  HYMNB  XVII,  XVIII. 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 
Th'  hosaiina  oji  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise,  and  break 
Their  silence  into  songs. 

HYMN  17.  (C.  M.) 

Victory  over  Death.  1  Cor.  xv.  55,  8tc. 

1  £^  FOR  an  overcoming  faith, 
\3    To  cheer  ray  dying  hours, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster,  Death, 
And  all  his  frightful  pow'rs  ! 

:i  Joyful,  witli  all  the  strength  I  have, 
My  quiv'ring  lips  should  sing, 
"  Where  is  thy  boasted  vict'iy,  gi'ave  ? 
"  And  where  the  monster's  sting?" 

3  If  sin  be  pardon'd,  I'm  secure ; 
Death  hath  no  sting  beside  ; 
The  law  gives  sin  its  damning  pow'r ; 
But  Christ,  my  ransom,  died. 

M  Now  to  the  God  of  victory 
Immortal  thanks  be  paid, 
Who  makes  us  conq'rors,  while  we  tKCi 
Through  Christ,  our  li\1ng  head. 

HYMN  18.  (C.  M.) 

Blessed  are  the  dead  tJtat  die  in  the  Lord.  Rev.  xiv.  I  J. 

I  yjrEAR  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  proclaims 
Ijl  For  all  the  pious  dead  ! 
Sweet  is  tlie  savour  of  thek  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

.0  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  bless'd ; 
How  kind  their  slumbers  are  \ 


BOOK  1.  SI 

From  sufF'rings  and  from  sins  releas'tl. 
And  freed  from  ev'ry  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 
They're  present  with  the  Lord  i 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

HYMN  19.  (CM.) 

The  son^  of  Simeon  ;  or,  Death  made  desirable.  Luke  ii.  27,  &C. 

1  T  ORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
JLi  As  happy  Simeon  came. 
And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here  i 
O  make  our  joys  the  same ! 

5  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man  was  flll'd, 
When  fondly,  in  his  withered  arms. 
He  clasp 'd  the  holy  child ! 

3  "  Now  I  can  leave  this  world,"  he  cried, 
"  Behold  thy  servant  dies  ; 
'•  I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
"  And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

^1*  ^*  This  is  the  hght  prepared  to  shine 
"  Upon  the  Gentile  lands  ; 
"  Thine  Isr'el's  glory,  and  their  hope, 
'•  To  break  their  slavish  bands." 

[5  Jesus  !  the  vision  of  thy  face. 
Hath  overpow  ring  charms ! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  death's  cold  embrace. 
If  Christ  be  in  iuy  arms. 

6  Then,  >vhile  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  break, 

Hov/  sweet  my  minutes  roll ! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul.] 


/^ 


gS  HYMNS  XX,  XXI. 

HYMN  20.  (CM.) 

Spiritual ^pparely  namelif,  the  Robe  ofJiighteousneas,  and  Garments  of  Sa^flti\in. 

Isa.  Ixi.  iO. 

1  A   WAKE  my  heart,  arise  my  tongiie, 
J\,  Prepare  a  tuneful  voice  ; 

In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys. 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  'Tis  lie  adorn'd  my  naked  soul^ 

And  made  salvation  mine ; 
Upon  a  poor  polluted  worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  And  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Saviour  wrought^ 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

4  How  far  the  heav'nly  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  princes  wear  ! 
These  ornaments  how  bright  they  shine  ! 
How  white  the  garments  are ! 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith  and  love, 

And  hope,  and  ev'ry  grace  ; 

But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  work 

The  robe  of  righteousness. 

6  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  array'd 

By  the  great  sacred  Three ! 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  pow'rs  agrecr 

HYMN  21.  (CM.) 

Jl  Vision  of  the  Km^ilvm  of  Christ  amon^  Men.  Rev.  xxi.  1—4. 

1  T  O,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears, 
JLj  To  our  believing  eyes  ! 
The  earth  and  seas  are  pass'd  awav. 
And  the  old  rolling  skies : 


BOOK  I.  S3 

2  From  the  third  heav'n,  where  God  reside?. 

That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorn'd  with  shining  grace. 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

And  the  bright  armies  sing, 

"  Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 

^'  Of  your  descending  King ! 

4  "  The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

"  Removes  his  blest  abode  ! 
"  Men,  the  dear  objects  of  his  grace, 
"  And  he  the  loving  God. 

5  "  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 

"  From  ev'ry  weeping  eye ; 
"  And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and  fears, 
"  And  death  itself,  shall  die." 

6  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  0  how  long ! 

Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swiftly  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 

HYMNS  22,  and  23,  referred  to  the  125di  Psalm. 

HYMN  24.  (L.  M.) 

The  rich  Sinner  dying.  Psalm  xlix.  6,  9.  Eccl.  vlii.  8.  Job  iii.  14,  \5. 

1  TN  vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil, 

X.  And  heap  their  sliining  dust  in  vain. 
Look  down,  and  scorn  the  humble  poor, 
And  boast  their  lofty  hills  of  gain. 

2  Their  golden  cordials  cannot  ease 
Their  pained  hearts  or  aching  heads  ; 
Nor  fright,  nor  bribe,  approaching  death. 
From  glitt'ring  roofs,  and  downy  beds. 

Gg^ 


»*  llIlYli>  AAV. 

3  The  lingering,  the  iinwUhng  soul, 
The  dismal  summons  must  obey. 
And  bid  a  long,  a  sad  farewell 
To  the  pale  lump  of  lifeless  clay. 

4  Thence  they  are  huddled  to  the  gi^ave, 
Where  kings  and  slaves  have  equal  thrones, 
Their  bones  without  distinction  lie 
Among  the  heap  of  meaner  bones. 

The  rest  referred  to  the  49th  Psalm. 

HYMN  25.  (L.  M.) 

A  Vision  of  the  Lamb.  Rev.  v.  6 — 9. 

i     4  LL  mortal  vanities  be  gone, 

J\_  Nor  tempt  my  eyes,  nor  tire  my  ears ; 
Behold,  amidst  th'  eternal  throne, 
A  vision  of  the  Lamb  appears. 

[2  Glory  his  fleecy  robe  adorns, 

Mark'd  with  the  bloody  death  he  bore  5 
,  Sev'n  are  his  eyes,  and  sev'n  his  horns. 

To  speak  his  wisdom  and  his  pow'r. 

'3  Lo,  he  receives  a  sealed  book 

From  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne  ; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  prevails  to  look 

On  dark  decrees  and  things  unknown.^ 

4  All  the  assembling  saints  around 

Fall  worshipping  before  the  Lamb, 
And  in  new  songs  of  gospel  sound 
Address  their  honours  to  his  nam^r. 

[5  The  joy,  the  shout,  the  harmony, 
Fhes  o'er  the  everlasting  hills ; 
"  Worthy  art  thou  alone,''  they  cry,  ^ 

"  To  read  the  book,  to  loose  the  seals.'Q* 

6  Our  voices  join  the  heav'nly  strain, 
And  with  transporting  pleasui'e  sing. 


JiUUK  1.  ^^ 

'•  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  oiicc  was  slain, 
"  To  be  our  Teacher,  and  our  Kmg!" 

7  His  words  of  prophec.  reveal 

Eternal  counsels,  deep  designs  : 
His  grace  and  vengeance  shall  fulhl 
The  peaceful  and  the  dreadful  lines. 

8  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  from  hell 

With  thine  invaluable  blood ; 
And  wretches,  that  did  once  rebel, 
Are  now  made  fav'rites  of  their  God. 

9  Worthy  for  ever  is  the  Lord, 

That  dJed  for  treasons  not  his  ov/n, 
By  ev'ry  tongue  to  be  ador'd, 

And  dwell  upon  his  Father's  throne  ! 

HYMN  26.  (C.  M.) 

Hope  of  Heaven  by  the  Resurrection  of  Christ.  1  Pet.  i.  5 — 5. 

LESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God, 


B 


The  Father  of  our  Lord 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd, 
His  majesty  ador'd. 

When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son. 

And  call'd  him  to  the  sky, 
He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope, 

That  they  should  never  die. 

What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust, 
Yet,  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose. 

So  all  his  foU'wers  must. 

There's  an  inheritance  divine," 

Reserv'd  against  that  day  ; 
Tis  uncon  upted,  undefil'dj 

-^id  cannot  fade  away. 


SG  HYMJN  XXVIl. 

5  Saints,  by  the  pow'r  ot  God,  are  kept. 
Till  the  salvation  come ; 
We  walk  by  faith,  aSiStrangers  here. 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

HYMN  27.  (e.  M.) 

^issuratice  of  Heaven  ;  or,  A  Saint  prepared  to  die.  2  Tim.  iv.  6,  7, 8,  18. 

[1  TvEATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 
jiJ  And  bear  my  spirit  home : 
Why  do  my  minutes  move  so  slow. 
Nor  my  salvation  come  ? 

a  With  heav'nly  weapons  I  have  fought 
The  battles  of  the  Lord, 
Finished  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith. 
And  wait  the  sure  reward.] 

3  God  has  laid  up  in  heav'n  for  me 

A  crown  which  cannot  fade : 
The  righteous  Judge,  at  that  great  day, 
Shall  place  it  on  my  head. 

4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  me  alone  ; 
But  all  that  love,  and  long  to  see, 
Th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 

3  Jesus,  the  Lord,  shall  guard  me  safe 
From  ev'ry  ill  design ; 
And  to  his  heav'nly  kingdom  take 
This  feeble  soul  of  mine. 

0  God  is  my  everlasting  aid, 
And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain  ; 
To  him  be  highest  glory  paid, 
And  endless  pr^se— .3//z^/2* 


BOOK  I.  27 

HYMN  g8.  (C.  M.) 

Tiie  triumph  of  Christ  over  the  Enemies  ofhia  Church.  Isa.  Ixiii.  1,  2,  3,  &c; 

1  ^TTHAT  mighty  man,  or  mighty  God, 
W    Comes  travelling  in  state 
Along  the  Idumean  road, 
Away  from  Bozrah's  gate  ? 

S  The  glory  of  his  robes  proclaim 
'Tis  some  victorious  King  : 
"  'Tis  I,  the  Just,  th'  Almighty  One, 
"  That  your  salvation  bring." 

3  Why,  mighty  Lord,  thy  saints  inquire. 

Why,  thine  apparel's  red, 
And  all  thy  vesture  stain'd  like  those, 
Who  in  the  wine-press  tread  ? 

4  "  I  by  myself  have  trod  the  press, 

"  And  crush'd  my  foes  alone  ; 
"  My  wrath  hath  struck  the  rebels  dead^ 
"  My  fury  stamp'd  them  dow^n. 

5  "  'Tis  Edom's  blood  that  dies  my  robes 

"  With  joyful  scarlet  stains  ; 
"  The  triumph  that  my  raiment  wears 
"  Sprung  from  my  bleeding  veins. 

6  Thus  shall  the  nations  be  destroyed, 

"  That  dare  insult  my  saints : 
"  I  have  an  arm  t'  avenge  their  wrongs, 
"  An  ear  for  then'  complaints." 

HYMN  29.  (C.  M.) 

The  Second  Part ,'  or,  TAe  ruin  ofAntichrin.  Isa.  Ixiii.  4 — iT. 

1  "  T  LIFT  my  banner,"  saith  the  Lord, 
JL  "  Where  antichrist  hath  stood ; 
"  The  city  of  my  Gospel  foes 
"  Shall  be  a  field  of  blood. 


28  HYMN  XXXL 

s  «  My  heart  hath  studied  just  revenge^ 
"  And  now  the  day  appears, 
'-  The  day  of  my  redeemed  is  come, 
'•  To  Avipc  away  their  tears. 

3  ''  Quite  weary  is  my  patience  grown, 

'•  And  bids  my  fuay  go : 
'•  Swift  as  the  hghtning  it  sliall  move, 
"  And  be  ns  fatal  too. 

4  "  I  caird  for  helpei^s,  but  in  vain  ; 

'•  Then  has  my  gospel  none  ? 
'•  Well,  mine  own  arm  has  might  enough 
'•  To  crush  my  foes  alone. 

i5  "  Slaughter,  and  my  devouiing  sword, 
"  Shall  walk  the  street  around : 
*•  Babel  shall  reel  beneath  my  stroke, 
"  And  stagger  to  the  ground." 

6  Thy  honours,  O  victorious  King  ! 
Tliine  own  right  hand  shall  mise, 
Whije  Ave  thine  awful  vengeance  sing. 
And  our  UeUv'rer  praise. 

HYMN  30.  (L.  M.) 

Prayer  for  deliverance  ansTsered.  Lia.  xxvi.  8 — »0. 

1  TN  thine  own  ways,  O  God  of  love, 
X     We  w^ait  the  \isits  of  thy  grace  : 
Our  souls'  desire  is  to  thy  name, 
And  the  remembrance  of  thy  face. 

2  My  thouglits  are  searching.  Lord,  for  thee, 
'Mongst  the  black  shades  of  lonesome  niglit, 
My  earnest  cries  salute  the  skies, 

Before  the  dawn  restores  the  light. 

3  Look,  how  rebellious  men  deride 
,  Tlie  tender  patience  of  my  God  \ 


BOOK  I.  39 

But  they  shall  see  thy  lifted  hand, 
And  feel  the  scourges  of  thy  rod. 

4  Hark !  the  Eternal  rends  the  sky, 
A  mighty  voice  before  him  goes, 

A  voice  of  music  to  his  friends,  ^  ^ 

But  threatening  thunder  to  his  foes. 

5  Come,  children,  to  your  Father's  arms, 
Hide  in  the  cliambevs  of  my  grace, 
Till  the  fierce  storms  be  overblown, 
And  my  revenging  fury  cease. 

6  My  sword  shall  boast  its  thousands  slain, 
And  drink  the  blood  of  haughty  kings, 
While  heav'nly  peace  around  my  flock 
Stretches  its  soft  and  sliady  wings. 

HYMN  31,  referred  to  the  First  Psalm. 


'W 


HYMN  33.  (C.  M.) 

Strength  from  Heaven,  Isa.  x?.  27 — oO. 

HENCE  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise  ? 
And  Where's  our  courage  fled  ? 


Has  restless  sin  and  raging  hell 
Struck  all  our  comforts  dead  ? 

Have  we  forgot  th'  almighty  name, 
That  form'd  the  earth  and  sea  ? 

And  can  an  all-creating  arm 
Grow  w^eary,  or  decay  ! 

Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell : 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 

And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

Mere  mortal  pow'r  shall  fade  and  die^ 
And  youthful  vigour  cease  ; 

But  we,  that  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
Shall  feel  our  strength  increas|^ 


30  HYMN  XXXIX. 

5  The  saints  sliall  mount  on  eagles'  wings.. 
And  taste  the  promised  bhss, 
Till  their  unwearied  feet  arrive 
Where  perfect  pleasure  is. 

NS  33,  34,  35,  56, 37,  38,  reteiTed  to  Psalms  67, 73, 84,  90, 131,  and  134. 


HYMN  39.  (C.  M.) 

GotPa  tender  care  of  his  Church.  Isa.  xlix.  13,  &c, 

1  'TVTOW  shall  my  inward  joys  arisCi 
JJll    And  burst  into  a  song  ; 
Ahnighty  love  inspires  my  heart, 
And  pleasure  tunes  my  tongue. 

S  God  on  his  thirsty  Sion-hill 

Some  mercy-drops  has  thrown, 
And  solemn  oaths  have  bound  his  love 
To  show'r  salvation  down. 

3  Why  do  we  then  indulge  our  fears, 

Suspicions,  and  complaints  ? 
Is  he  a  God,  and  shall  his  grace 
Grow  weary  of  his  saints  ? 

4  Can  a  kind  woman  e'er  forget 

The  infant  of  her  womb. 
And,  'mongst  a  thousand  tender  thoughts. 
Her  suckling  have  no  room  ? 

5  "  Yet,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  should  nature  change, 

^'  And  mothers  monsters  prove, 
••  Sion  still  dwells  upon  the  heart 
"  Of  everlasting  love. 

6  "  Deep  on  the  palms  of  botli  my  hands 

"  I  have  engrav'd  her  name  : 
"  My  hands  shall  raise  her  ruin'd  walls, 
"  And  build  her  broken  frame." 


BOOK  I.  31 

HYMN  40.  (L.  M.) 

The  business  and  blessedness  of  glorified  Saints.  Ilev.  vii.  13,  &c. 

1  "  T"1^7"HAT  happy  men  or  angels  these, 
V  T      "  That  all  their  robes  are  spotless 
"  white  ? 
"  Whence  did  this  glorious  troop  arrive 
"  At  the  pure  realms  of  heav'nly  light?" 

S  From  torturing  racks,  and  burning  fires. 
And  seas  of  their  own  blood,  they  came  : 
But  nobler  blood  has  wash'd  their  robes, 
Flowing  from  Christ,  the  dying  Lamb. 

3  Now  they  approach  th'  almighty  throne, 

With  loud  hosannas  night  and  day, 
Sweet  anthems  to  the  great  Three-One 
Measure  their  bless'd  eternity. 

4  No  more  shall  hunger  pain  their  souls  ; 

He  bids  their  parching  thirst  be  gone, 
And  spreads  the  shadow  of  his  wings, 
To  screen  them  from  the  scorching  sun, 

5  The  Lamb  that  fills  the  middle  throne 

Shall  shed  around  his  milder  beams  ; 
There  shall  they  feast  on  his  rich  love, 
And  drink  full  joys  from  living  streams. 

6  Thus  shall  their  mighty  bliss  renew 

Through  the  vast  round  of  endless  years  5 
And  the  soft  hand  of  sov'reign  grace 

Heal  all  their  wounds,  and  wipe  their  tears. 


T 


HYMN  41.  (CM.) 

The  same;  or,  The  Martyrs  glorified.  Rev.  vii.  13,  &c. 

HSSE  glorious  minds  how  bright  they 

shine ! 

Whence  all  tlieir  white  array  ? 
Hh 


32  HYMN  XLII. 

"  How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
"  Of  everlasting  day  ?''  ""^ 

^  From  tort'ring  pains  to  endless  joys 
On  fiery  wheels  tliey  rode, 
And  strangely  wash'd  their  raiment  white 
In  Jesus'  dying  blood. 

s  Now  they  approach  a  spotless  God, 
And  bow  before  his  throne ; 
Their  warbhng  harps  and  sacred  songs 
Adore  the  Holy  One. 

4  The  unveil'd  glories  of  his  face 

Amongst  his  saints  reside, 
While  the  rich  treasure  of  his  '-ace 
Sees  all  their  wants  supply'd. 

5  Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls. 

And  hunger  flee  as  fast : 
The  fruit  of  life's  immortal  tree 
Shall  be  their  sweet  repast. 

ii  The  Lamb  shall  lead  his  heav'nly  flock 
Where  H\ing  fountains  rise, 
And  love  divine  shall  wipe  away 
The  sorrows  of  their  eyes. 


'A 


HYMN  43.  (C.  M.) 

Divine  Wrath  and  Merq/,  Neb.  i.  2,  kc. 

DORE  and  tremble,  for  our  God 
Is  a  consuming  fire  ;^ 
His  jealous  eyes  his  wrath  inflame. 
And  raise  his  vengeance  high'r. 

Almighty  vengeance,  how  it  burns ! 

How  bright  his  fury  glows ! 
Vast  magazines  of  plagues  and  storms 

Lie  treasur'd  for  his  foes. 

♦  Hebrews  sii.  29. 


BOOK  I.  §o 

3  Tliose  heaps  of  wrath,  by  slow  degrees^ 

Are  forc'd  into  a  flame  ; 
But  kindled,  oh  !  how  fierce  they  blaze ! 
And  rend  all  nature's  frame. 

4  At  his  approach  the  mountains  flee, 

And  seek  a  wat'ry  grave  ; 
The  frighted  sea  makes  haste  away, 
And  shrinks  up  ev'ry  wave. 

3  Through  the  wild  air  the  weighty  rocks 
Are  swift  as  hail-stones  hurl'd ; 
Who  dares  engage  his  fiery  rage. 
That  shakes  the  solid  world  ? 

6  Yet,  mighty  God !  thy  sov'reign  grace 

Sits  regent  on  the  throne  ; 
The  refuge  of  thy  chosen  race, 
When  wrath  comes  rushing  down. 

7  Thy  hand  shall  on  rebellious  kings 

A  fiery  tempest  pour, 
While  we,  beneath  thy  shelt'ring  wings. 
Thy  just  revenge  adore. 

HYMN  43,  referred  to  the  100th  Psalm. 
HYMN  44,  referred  to  the  133rd  Psalm. 

HYMN  45.  (C.  M.) 

The  lust  Judgment.  Rev.  xxi.  5—8. 

1   OjEE  where  the  great  incarnate  God 
io  Fills  a  majestic  tlirone : 
While  from  the  skies  Iiis  awful  voice 
Bears  the  last  judgment  down. 

[^  "  1  am  the  first,  and  I  the  last, 

"  Through  endless  years  the  same  ; 
"  I  AM\^  my  memorial  still, 
"  And  my  eternal  name. 

3  "  Such  favours  as  a  God  can  give, 
"  My  royal  grace  bestows ; 


3^^  HYMN  XLVllI. 

"  Ye  tliirsty  souls  come  taste  the  streams^, 
"  Where  Ufe  and  pleasure  flows.] 

[4  "  The  saint  that  triumphs  o'er  his  sins, 
"  ril  own  him  for  a  son  ; 
"  The  wJiole  creation  shall  reward 
"  The  conquests  he  has  won. 

5  "  But  bloody  hands,  and  hearts  unclean, 
"  And  all  the  lying  race, 
"  The  faithless  and  the  scoffing  crew, 
"  That  spurn  at  ofFer'd  grace  ; 

G  "  Tiiey  shall  be  taken  from  my  sight, 
"  Bound  fast  in  iron  chains, 
"  And  headlong  plung'd  into  the  lake, 
"  Where  Are  and  darkness  reigns."] 

7  0  may  I  stand  before  the  Lamb, 

When  earth  and  seas  are  fled ! 
And  hear  the  Judge  pronounce  my  nam'e, 
With  blessings  on  my  head ! 

8  May  I  with  those  for  ever  dwell. 

Who  here  were  my  delight, 
While  sinners,  banish'd  down  to  hell, 
No  more  offend  my  sight. 

HYMNS  46  and  47,  referred  to  Psalms  3,  and  148. 

HYMN  48.  (L.  M.) 

The  ChrzBtian  Race.  Isa.  xl.  28—31. 

I     A  WAKE  our  souls  (away  our  fears, 
jn^  Let  ev'ry  trembUng  thought  be  gone) 
Awake,  and  run  the  heav'nly  race. 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 

^  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road. 
And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 

That  feeds  the  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 


BOOK  I.  35 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  inatchless  pow'r 

Is  ever  new  and  ever  young, 
And  firm  endures  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  tliee,  the  oveiHowing  spring, 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply : 
While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

5  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air, 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode  : 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heav'nly  road. 

HYMN  49.  (C.  M.) 

The  -works  of  .Moses  and  the  Lamb.  Rev.  xv.  3. 

1   yjrOW  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God; 
XX  Who  would  not  fear  thy  name  ? 
Jesus,  how  sweet  thy  graces  ar^  ! 
Who  would  not  love  the  Lamb  ? 

3  He  has  done  more  than  Moses  did. 
Our  Prophet  and  our  King : 
From  bonds  of  hell  he  freed  our  souls. 
And  taught  our  lips  to  sing. 

3  In  the  Red  Sea,  by  Moses'  hand, 

Th'  Egyptian  host  was  drown'd : 
But  his  own  blood  hides  all  our  sins. 
And  guilt  no  more  is  found. 

4  When  through  the  desert  Isiael  went. 

With  manna  they  were  fed  : 
Our  Lord  invites  us  to  his  flesh, 
And  calls  it  living  bread. 

n  Moses  beheld  the  promised  land. 
Yet  never  reach'd  the  place  : 
H  h  ^ 


36  HYAIN  L. 

But  Christ  s^liall  hiin^  his  foU'wers  homcj 
To  sec  his  Father's  face. 

C  Then  \vi]l  our  love  and  joy  be  full. 
And  feel  a  warmer  flame. 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  aong 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  50.  (C.  M.) 

Tlie  Song  of  Zacharias,  and  the  ^Message  of  John  the  Baptist;  or,  Li£^fu  an^ 
Salvation  by  Jesus  Christ.  Luke  i.  68,  8cc.  John  i.  29,  32. 

1  IVrOW  be  the  God  of  Israel  blessed, 
±^    Who  makes  his  truth  appear, 
His  miglity  hand  fulfils  his  word. 

And  all  the  oaths  he  sw^are. 

2  Now  he  bedevv's  old  David's  root 

With  blessings  from  the  skies  : 
He  makes  the  branch  of  promise  grow, 
The  promised  horn  arise. 

[3  John  was  the  prophet  of  tlie  Lord, 
To  go  before  his  face ; 
The  herald,  which  onr  Saviour  God 
Sent  to  prepare  his  ways. 

4  He  makes  tlie  great  salvation  known, 
He  speaks  of  pardon'd  sins  ; 
While  gi^ace  divijie,  and  heav'nly  love, 
In  its  own  glory  shines. 

3  "  Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,''  he  cries. 

"  That  takes  our  guilt  away : 
.'•  I  saw  the  Spirit  o'er  his  head 
'•  On  his  baptizing-day.] 

^  -  Be  ev'ry  vale  exalted  high, 
'^  Sink  evTV  mountain  low ; 


BOOK  I.  37 

"  The  proud  must  stoop,  and  humble  souls 
"  Shall  his  salvation  know. 

7  "  The  heathen  realms,  with  Israel's  land, 

"  Shall  join  in  sweet  accord ; 
''  And  all  that's  born  of  man  shall  see 
"  The  glory  of  the  Lord, 

8  "  Behold  the  Morning  Star  arise, 

"  Ye  that  in  darkness  sit ; 
'•  He  marks  the  path  that  leads  to  peace, 
"  And  guides  our  doubtful  feet.'* 

HYMN  51.  (S.  M.) 

Preserving  Grace.  Jude  24,  25.  #  ^  ^ 

1  fTpO  God,  the  only  wise, 

I      Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies, 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Pi^eserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  present  our  souls, 

Unblemish'd  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face. 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  his  throne. 
Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer,  God, 

Wisdom  and  power  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs. 


38  HYMNS  UI,  LIII. 

HYMN  5S.  (L.  M.) 

Baptism.  Matt  xiviii.  19.  Acts  ii.  38. 

1  ^rgr^WAS  tlie  commission  of  our  Lord, 
I      ''  Go  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize.'' 
Tlie  nations  have  received  the  word 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

S  He  sits  upon  th'  eternal  hills, 

With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hands, 
And  sends  his  covenant  with  the  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  Christian  lands. 

3  "  Repent,  and  be  baptiz'd,"  hesaith, 

"  For  the  remission  of  your  sins  ;'' 
And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  Gospel  means. 

4  Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 

As  water  makes  the  body  clean  ; 
And  the  good  Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends  hke  puiifying  rain. 

5  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 

And  seal  our  cov'naiit  with  the  Lord  f 
O  may  the  great  Eternal  Three 
In  iieav'n  our  solemn  vows  record ! 

HYMN  53.  (L.  M.) 

The  Holy  Scriptures,  lleb.  i.  1.  2  Tim.  iii.  15, 16.  Psalm  cxlviL  19,  20- 

1  £^  OD,  who  in  various  methods  told 
Xjf  His  mind  and  will  to  saints  of  old, 
Sent  his  own  Son,  with  truth  and  grace, 
To  teach  us  in  these  latter  days. 

2  Our  nation  reads  the  written  word, 
That  book  of  life,  that  sure  record  : 
The  bright  inheritance  of  heav'n 

Is  by  the  sweet  conveyance  giv'^ 


I 


1 


J 


BOOK  I.  39 

3  God's  kindest  thoughts  are  here  exprest. 
Able  to  make  us  wise  and  blest ; 

The  doctrines  are  divinely  tnie. 
Fit  for  reproof,  and  comfort  too. 

4  Ye  people  all,  who  read  his  love 
In  long  epistles  from  above, 

(He  hath  not  sent  his  sacred  word 
To  ev'ry  land,)  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

HYMN  54.  (L.  M.) 

Electing  Grace;  or.  Saints  beloved  in  Christ.  Eph.  i.  3,  &c^ 

ESUS,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name ; 
Thy  God  and  ours  are  both  the  same  ; 
What  heav'nly  blessings  from  his  throne 
Flow  down  to  sinners  through  his  Son! 

2  "  Christ  be  my  first  elect,"  he  said, 
Then  chose  our  souls  in  Christ  our  head. 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  birth, 

Or  laid  foundations  for  the  earth. 

3  Thus  did  eternal  love  begin 

To  raise  us  up  from  death  and  sin  ; 
Our  characters  were  then  decreed, 
"  Blameless  in  love,  a  holy  seed." 

4i  Predestinated  to  be  sons. 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once  -, 

A  new  regenerated  race, 

To  praise  the  glory  of  his  grace. 

o  With  Christ  our  Lord  we  share  our  part 
In  the  affections  of  his  heart ; 
Nor  shall  our  souls  be  thence  remov'd, 
'Till  he  forgets  his  first  belov'd,. 


40  HYMNS  LV,  LVI. 

HYMN  33.  (C.  M.) 

Ilezefciali*s  Song;  or,  Sichnesa  and Re-rovery.  Isa.  xxxviii.  9,  SiC. 

HEN  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distress. 


'W 


Our  God  desen^es  a  song  ; 
We  take  the  pattern  of  our  praise 
From  Hezekiah's  tongue. 

2  The  gates  of  the  devouring  gi-ave 

Are  open'd  wide  in  vain, 
If  he,  who  holds  the  keys  of  death, 
Commands  them  fast  again. 

3  Pains  of  the  flesh  are  wont  t'  abuse 

Our  minds  with  slavish  fears ; 
"  Our  days  are  past,  and  w^e  shall  lose 
"  The  remnant  of  our  years." 

4  We  chatter  witli  a  swallow's  voice, 

Or  like  a  dove  we  mourn, 
•    With  bitterness,  instead  of  joys, 
Afflicted  and  forlorn. 

5  Jehovah  speaks  the  healing  word. 

And  no  disease  withstands  ; 
Fevers  and  plagues  obey  the  Lord, 
And  flee  at  his  commands. 

6  If  half  the  strings  of  Ufe  should  break, 

He  can  our  frame  restore  : 
He  casts  our  sins  behind  his  back, 
And  they  are  found  no  more. 

HYMN  56.  (C.  M.) 

The  sorig  ofj\foses  and  the  Lamb;  or,  Babijlon  fulling ^  Rev.  xv.3.  xvi.  19. 
and  xviL  6. 

1  XX7E  sing  the  glories  of  thy  love, 
W    We  sound  thy  dreadful  name ; 
THie  Christian  Church  unites  the  songs 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 


BOOK  I.  41 

3  Great  God,  liow  wond'rous  are  thy  works 
Of  vengeance  and  of  grace  ! 
Thou  King  of  saints,  aknighty  Lord, 
How  just  and  true  thy  ways. 

-3  Who  dares  refuse  to  fear  thy  name. 
Or  worship  at  thy  throne ! 
Thy  judgments  speak  thine  hohness 
Through  all  the  nations  known. 

rl  Great  Bahylon,  that  rules  the  earth, 
Drunk  with  the  martyr's  blood. 
Her  crimes  shall  si)eedily  awake 
The  fury  of  our  God. 

5  The  cup  of  wrath  is  ready  mix'd, 
And  she  must  drink  the  dregs  ; 
Strong  is  the  Lord,  her  sovereign  Judge. 
And  shall  fulfil  the  plagues. 

HYMN  57.  (C.  M.) 

Original  Sin;  or,  The  first  and  second  Adam.  Rom.  v.  12,  Sec.  Tsalm  II.  5. 
Job  xiv.  4. 

1  ~|3  ACKWARD,  with  humble  shame,  we  look 
Jt3    On  our  original  ; 
How  is  our  nature  dash'd  and  broke 
In  our  first  father's  fall ! 

3  To  all  that's  good  averse  and  blind. 

But  prone  to  all  that's  ill  ; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind ! 
How  obstinate  our  will ! 

[3  Conceiv'd  in  sin,  (O  wretched  state !) 
Before  we  draw  our  breath, 
The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Iniquity  and  death. 

4  How  strong  is  our  degen'rate  blood 

The  old  corruption  reignsj 


4^  HYMN  LVin. 

And,  mingling  with  the  crooked  flood. 
Wanders  through  all  our  veins !] 

[5  Wild  and  unwliolesome  as  the  root 
Will  all  the  blanches  be  ; 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree  ? 

(i  ^Vllat  mortal  pow'r.  from  things  unclean. 
Can  pure  productions  bring  ? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring  ?] 

7  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wond'rous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 
The  tempter,  death,  and  sin. 

8  The  second  Adam  shall  restore 

The  ruins  of  tlie  first ; 
Hosanna  to  that  sovereign  pow'r, 
That  new  creates  our  dust. 

HYMN  58.  (L.  M.) 

TIic  Devil  vanquished,-  or,  jy/ichatVs  fVar  rAth  the  Dragon.  Rev.  l.i.  ". 

1  T   ET  mortal  tongues  attempt  to  sing 
JLi  The  wars  of  heav'n  when  Michael  stood. 
Chief  general  of  th'  Eternal  King, 
And  fought  the  battles  of  our  God. 

S  Against  the  dragon,  and  his  host, 
The  armies  of  the  Lord  prevail : 
In  vain  they  rage,  in  vain  they  boast. 
Their  courage  sinks,  their  weapons  fail. 

3  Down  to  tlie  earth  was  Satan  thrown  ; 
Down  to  the  earth  his  legions  fell ; 
Then  was  the  trump  of  triumph  blown, 
And  shook  the  dreadful  deeps  of  hell. 


BOOK  1.  43 

4  Now  is  the  hour  of  darkness  past, 

Christ  hatli  assumed  his  reigning  pow'r ; 
Beliold  the  great  accuser  cast 
Down  from  the  skies,  to  rise  no  more. 

5  'Twas  by  thy  blood,  immortal  Lamb, 

Thine  armies  trod  the  tempter  down : 
'Twas  by  thy  word,  and  powerful  name. 
They  gain'd  the  battle  and  renown. 

6  Rejoice,  ye  heav'ns ;  let  ev'ry  star 

Shine  with  new  glories  round  the  sky ; 
Saints,  while  ye  sing  the  heav'nly  war, 
Raise  your  Deliverer's  name  on  high. 

HYMN  59.  (L.  M.) 

Babylon  fallen.  Rev.  xviii.  20,  21. 

f  TTN  Gabriers  liand,  a  mighty  stone 
X  Lies  a  fair  type  of  Babylon : 
"  Prophets  rejoice,  and  all  ye  saints, 
"  God  shall  avenge  your  long  complaints." 

5  He  said,  and  dreadful,  as  he  stood, 
He  sunk  the  mill-stone  in  the  flood: 
"  Thus  terribly  shall  Babel  fall, 
"  Thus,  and  no  more  be  found  at  all.'' 

HYMN  60.  (L.  M.) 

The  Virgin  Mdry*s  So7ig ,-  or,  The  promised  Messiah  born.  Luke  i.  46,  8tc. 

i  I^UR  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord  5 
\J  In  God  the  Saviour  we  rejoice : 
While  we  repeat  the  virgin's  song, 
May  the  same  Spirit  tune  our  voice ! 

[S  The  Highest  saw  her  low  estate, 
And  mighty  things  his  hand  hath  done  5 
His  overshad'wing  pow'r  and  grace 
Makes  her  the  Mother  of  his  Son. 

11 


14  HYMN  LXI. 

3  Let  ev'ry  nation  call  her  blcss'd, 
And  endless  years  prolong  her  fame : 
But  God  alone  must  be  adored ; 
Holy  and  rev'rend  is  his  name.] 

4  To  tliose  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord, 
His  mercy  stands  for  ever  sure : 
From  age  to  age  his  promise  lives, 
And  the  performance  is  secure. 

:>  He  spake  to  Abra'm  and  his  seed, 
"  In  thee  shall  all  the  earth  be  blest  :-^ 
The  mem'ry  of  that  ancient  word 
Lay  long  in  his  eternal  breast. 

0  But  now^  no  more  shall  Isr'el  wait ; 
No  more  the  Gentiles  lie  forlorn : 
Lo,  the  desire  of  nations  comes. 
Behold  the  promised  Seed  is  born ! 

HYMN  61.  (L.  M.) 

t.Krisi  cur  Jli^h-priest  and  lung,  and  Christ  coming  to  Jud(^ment.  Rev.  i.  J,  6, ' 

1  IVfOW  to  the  Lord,  that  makes  us  know 
^^^    The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 

Be  humble  honours  paid  below. 
And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 

.'  'Twas  he  that  cleans'd  our  foulest  sins, 
And  w^ash'd  us  in  his  ricliest  blood  ; 
'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 

3  To  Jesus,  our  atoning  priest. 
To  Jesus,  our  superior  King, 
Be  everlasting  pow'r  confessed. 
And  ev'ry  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

i  Behold,  on  flying  clouds  he  comes. 
And  ev'rv  eve  shall  see  him  move  ) 


BOOK  1.  "^'^ 

Though  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  him  once : 
Then  he  displays  his  pard'ning  love. 

;)  The  unbelieving  world  shall  wail, 
While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day : 
Come,  Lord ;  nor  let  thy  promise  fail, 
Nor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 

HYMN  G2.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  Jesus,  the  Lamb  of  God,  loor shipped  by  all  the  creation.  Rev.  v.  11— l^. 

(   ^^OME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 
\^  With  angels  round  the  throne  : 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues  ; 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

S  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,"  they  cry, 
To  be  exalted  thus  ; 
^-  Worthy  tlie  Lamb,'*  our  lips  reply, 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  pow'r  divine ; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give. 
Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky. 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

ij  The  whole  creation  join  in  one. 
To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  liim  that  sits  upon  the  throne. 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 


w 


HYMN  63.  (L.  M.) 

Christ'' s  Humiliation  and  Exaltation.  Rev.  v.  12. 

HAT  equal  honours  shall  we  bring 
To  thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  the  Lamb. 


48  HYMN  LXIV. 

When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing 
Are  far  inferior  to  thy  name  ? 

» 'Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  Peace,  that  groan'd  and  died 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign. 
At  his  Almighty  Father's  side. 

8  PoWr  and  dominion  are  his  due. 

Who  stood  condemn'd  at  Pilate's  bar : 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Though  he  was  charg'd  with  madness  here. 

4  All  riches  are  his  native  right. 

Yet  he  sustained  amazing  loss  ; 
To  him  ascribe  eternal  might, 

Who  left  his  weakness  on  the  cross. 

9  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid. 

Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn ; 
While  glory  shines  around  his  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

6  Blessings  for  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  m^ : 
Let  angels  sound  his  sacred  name. 
And  ev'ry  creature  say  Amen. 

HYMN  64.  (S.M.) 

Adoption.  1  John  iii.  1,  &c.  Gal.  iv.  6. 

1  TfjEHOLD,  what  wond'rous  grace 
Jj  The  Father  has  bestow'd 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race. 
To  call  them  sons  of  God ! 

5  'Tis  no  surprising  tiling, 

That  we  should  be  unknoAvn  ; 
The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son : 


BOOK  I,  4r 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear  ' 

How  great  we  must  be  made ; 
0       But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well  endure, 
May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin^ 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love 

I  share  a  filial  part, 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  like  a  dove. 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 

6  We  would  no  longer  He 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne  , 
My  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 

HYMN  Q5.  (L.  M.) 

The  kingdoms  of  the  -world  become  the  kingdoms  of  the  Lord;  or,  The  Day  of 
Judgment.  Rev.  xi.  15. 

1  TT   ET  the  sev'nth  angel  sound  on  high, 
JLj  Let  shouts  be  heard  through  all  the  sky^ 
Kings  of  the  earth,  with  glad  accord, 

Give  up  your  kingdoms  to  the  Lord. 

2  Almighty  God,  thy  pow'r  assume, 
Who  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come : 
Jesus,  the  Lamb,  who  once  was  slain. 
For  ever  live,  for  ever  reign  ! 

3  The  angry  nations  fret  and  roar. 
That  they  can  slay  the  saints  no  more  i 
On  wings  of  vengeance  flies  our  God, 
To  pay  the  long  arrears  of  blood. 

I  i  ^ 


48  HYMN  LXVI. 

4  How  must  tlic  rising  dead  appear  ; 
Now  the  decisive  sentence  hear;- 
Now  the  dear  martyrs  of  the  Lord 
Receive  an  iniinite  reward. 

HYMN  66.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  the  Kinj  at  W?  table.  Cant.  i.  2—5,  12,  13,  ir. 

1  T  ET  him  embrace  my  soul,  and  prove 
Xj  My  interest  in  his  heav'nly  love  : 
The  voice  that  tells  me  '•  Thou  art  mine,'' 
Exceeds  the  blessings  of  the  vine. 

3  On  thee  th'  anointing  Spirit  came, 
And  spread  the  savour  of  thy  name ; 
That  oil  of  gladness  and  of  grace 
Draws  virgin  souls  to  meet  thy  face. 

3  Jesus,  allure  me  by  thy  charms  ; 
My  soul  shall  fly  into  thine  arms  ! 
Our  wand'ring  feet  thy  favours  bring 
To  the  fair  chambers  of  the  King. 

[4  Wonder  and  pleasure  tune  our  voice. 
To  speak  thy  praises  and  our  joys ; 
Our  mem'ry  keeps  this  love  of  thine 
Beyond  the  taste  of  richest  ^vine.] 

5  Though  in  ourselves  deform'd  we  are. 
And  black  as  Kedar's  tents  appear ; 
Y^et,  when  we  put  thy  beauties  on, 
Fair  as  the  courts  of  Solomon. 

[6  While  at  his  table  sits  the  King, 
He  loves  to  see  u5  smile  and  sing: 
Our  graces  are  our  best  perfume, 
And  breathe,  hke  spikenard,  round  the  room, 

7  As  myrrh,  new  bleeding  from  the  tree, 
Such  is  a  dying  Clnist  to  mej 


BOOK  I.  49 

And  while  he  makes  my  soul  his  guest, 
Tliy  bosom,  Lord,  shall  be  my  rest. 

[g  No  beams  of  cedar,  nor  of  iir, 

Can  Avith  thy  courts  on  earth  compare  ; 
And  here  we  wait  until  thy  love 
Raise  us  to  nobler  seats  above. 

HYJVIN  67.  (L.  M.) 

Seeking  the  pastures  of  Christ  the  Shepherd.  Cant.  i.  7. 

i  rriHOU,  whom  my  soul  admires  above 
J[_     All  earthly  joy,  and  earthly  love, 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd,  let  me  know, 
Where  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow  ? 

3  Where  is  the  shadow  of  that  rock, 
That  from  the  sun  defends  thy  flock. 
Fain  would  I  feed  among  thy  slieep, 
Among  them  rest,  among  them  sleep. 

3  Wliy  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one 
That  turns  aside  to  paths  unknown  ? 
My  constant  feet  would  never  rove, 
W^ould  never  seek  another  love. 

[4  The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  1  see : 
Thy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be : 
A  wond'rous  feast  thy  love  prepares, 
Bought  with  thy  vv^ounds,  and  groans,  and  tears; 

^  His  dearest  flesh  he  makes  my  food, 
And  bids  me  drink  his  richest  blood : 
Here  to  these  hills  my  soul  will  come, 
'Till  my  Beloved  leads  me  home.] 

HYMN  68.  (L.  M.) 

The  banquet  of  Love.  Cant.  ii.  1 — 4,  6,  7. 

1  TJ  EHOLD  the  rose  of  Sharon  here, 
♦  Jo  The  lily  which  the  vallies  bear  3 


50  HYMN  LXrX. 

Behold  the  tree  of  life,  that  gives* 
Refreshing  fruit  and  healing  leaves. 

S  Amongst  the  thorns  so  lilies  shine, 
Amongst  wild  gourds  the  noble  vine  ; 
So  in  mine  eyes  ray  Saviour  proves, 
Amidst  a  thousand  meaner  loves. 

3  Beneath  liis  cooling  shade  I  sat, 
To  shield  me  from  the  burning  heat ; 
Of  heav'nly  fruit  he  spreads  a  feast, 
To  feed  my  eyes,  and  please  my  taste. 

[4  Kindly  he  brought  me  to  the  place. 
Where  stands  the  banquet  of  his  grace  ; 
He  saw  me  faint,  and  o'er  my  head, 
The  banner  of  his  love  he  spread. 

5  With  living  bread,  and  gen'rous  wine, 
He  cheers  this  sinking  heart  of  mine  ; 
And  op'ning  his  own  heart  to  me. 

He  shows  his  thoughts  how  kind  they  be.] 

6  O  never  let  my  Lord  depart ; 

Lie  down  and  rest  upon  my  heart : 
I  charge  my  sins  not  once  to  move, 
Nor  stir,  nor  wake,  nor  grieve  my  love. 

HYMN  69.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  appearing  to  his  Church,  and  seeking-  her  company.  Cant.  ii.  8—13. 

1  rjr^HE  voice  of  my  beloved  sounds 
1     Over  the  rocks  and  rising  grounds ; 
O'er  hills  of  guilt,  and  seas  of  grief. 
He  leaps,  he  liies,  to  my  relief. 

%  Now,  through  the  veil  of  flesh,  I  see, 
With  eyes  of  love  he  looks  at  me ; 
Now  in  the  gospel's  clearest  glass 
He  shows  the  beauties  of  his  face. 


BOOK  I.  51 

3  Gently  he  draws  my  heart  along, 
Both  with  his  beauties  and  his  tongue : 

"  Rise,"  saith  my  Lord,  "  make  haste  away, 
•*  No  mortal  joys  are  worth  thy  stay. 

4  "  The  Jewish  wint'ry  state  is  gone, 

"  The  mists  are  fled,  the  spring  comes  on  ; 
"  The  sacred  turtle-dove  we  hear 
"  Proclaim  the  new,  the  joyful  year. 

d  "  Th'  immortal  vine  of  heavenly  root 
"  Blossoms,  and  buds,  and  gives  her  fmit." 
Lo  !  we  are  come  to  taste  the  vdne  ; 
Our  souls  rejoice,  and  bless  the  vine. 

6  And  w^hen  we  hear  our  Jesus  say, 
"  Rise  up  my  love,  make  haste  away !" 
Our  hearts  would  fain  out-fly  the  wind. 
And  leave  all  earthly  loves  behind. 

HYMN  70.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  inviti-ngy  avd  the  C/iurch  ansnoering  the  Jimtation.  Cant.  ii.  14, 16, 17. 

[1  TTXARK!  the  Redeemer,  from  on  high, 
XJL  Sweetly  invites  his  fav'rites  nigh  5 
From  caves  of  darkness,  and  of  doubt, 
He  gently  speaks,  and  calls  us  out. 

n  "  My  dove,  who  hidest  in  the  rock, 
'•  Thine  heart  almost  with  sorrow  broke^ 
"  Lift  up  thy  face,  forget  thy  fear, 
^'  And  let  thy  voice  dehght  mine  ear. 

3  "  Thy  voice  to  me  sounds  ever  sweet ; 
"  My  graces  in  thy  countenance  meet ; 

"  Though  the  vain  world  thy  face  despise, 
"  'Tis  bright  and  comely  in  mine  eyes." 

4  Dear  Lord,  our  thankful  heart  receives 
The  hope  thine  invitation  gives  : 


5t  HYMN  LXXI. 

To  thee  our  joyful  lips  shall  raise 
The  voice  of  prayer  and  of  praise.] 

[5  I  am  my  love's,  and  he  is  mine ; 

Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  passions,  join ; 

Nor  let  a  motion,  nor  a  word, 

Nor  thought  arise,  to  grieve  my  Lord. 

G  My  soul  to  pastures  fair  he  leads  ; 
Amongst  the  lilies  where  he  feeds  ; 
Amongst  the  saints  (whose  robes  are  white. 
Wash'd  in  his  blood)  is  his  delight. 

7  Till  the  day  break,  and  shadows  flee. 
Till  the  sweet  dawning  light  1  see. 
Thine  eyes  to  me-ward  often  turn, 
Nor  let  my  soul  in  darkness  mourn. 

8  Be  like  a  hart  on  mountains  green. 
Leap  o'er  the  hills  of  fear  and  sin  ; 
Nor  guilt,  nor  unbehef,  divide 

My  love,  my  Saviour,  from  my  side.] 

HYMN  71.  (L.M.) 

Christfonvdin  the  street,  and  brought  to  the  Church.  Cant^  iii.  1 — 5. 

1   ^^FTEN  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night, 
\  W  Jesus,  my  love,  my  soul's  dehght ! 
With  warm  desire,  and  restless  thought, 
I  seek  him  oft,  but  lind  him  not. 

S  Then  I  arise,  and  search  the  street, 
Till  I  my  Lord,  my  Saviour,  meet : 
I  ask  the  watchmen  of  the  night, 
"  Where  did  you  see  my  soul's  delight  r" 

3  Sometimes  I  And  him  in  my  way. 
Directed  by  a  heav'nly  ray  ; 
I  leap  for  joy  to  see  his  face. 
And  hold  him  fast  in  mine  embrace. 


BOOK  I.  5 

[4  I  bring  him  to  my  mother's  home, 
Nor  does  my  Lord  refuse  to  come 
To  Zion's  sacred  chambers,  where 
My  soul  first  drew  the  vital  air. 

5  He  gives  me  there  liis  bleeding  heart. 
Pierced  for  my  sake  with  deadly  smart ; 
I  give  my  soul  to  him,  and  there 

Our  loves  their  mutual  tokens  share.] 

6  I  charge  you  all,  ye  earthly  toys, 
Approach  not  to  disturb  my  joys  ; 
Nor  sin,  nor  hell,  come  near  my  hearty 
Nor  cause  my  Saviour  to  depart. 

HYMN  72.  (L.  M.) 

The  CovoJiation  of  Christ,  anrl espousals  of  :he  Chwch.  Cant.  iii.  II, 

1  jr|AUGHTERS  of  Zion.  come,  behold 
J^  The  crown  of  honour  and  of  gold. 
Which  the  glad  Church,  with  joys  unknown, 
Plac'd  on  tlie  head  of  Solomon. 

2  Jesus,  thou  everlasting  King  ! 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring ; 
Accept  the  well-deserv'd  I'enown, 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy  crown. 

3  Let  ev'ry  act  of  worship  be 

Like  our  espousals.  Lord,  to  thee. 
Like  the  dear  hour,  when  from  above 
We  first  receiv'd  thy  pledge  of  love. 

4  The  gladness  of  that  happy  day !  * 
Our  hearts  would  wish  it  long  to  stay: 
Nor  let  our  faith  forsake  its  liold. 

Nor  comforts  sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 

5  Each  foU'wing  minute,  as  it  flies, 
Increase  thy  praise,  improve  our  joys, 


54  HYMNLXXm. 

Till  we  are  raised  to  sing  thy  name 
At  the  great  supper  of  tlie  Lamb. 

6  O  that  the  months  would  roll  away, 
And  biing  that  coronation  day  ! 
The  King  of  grace  shall  fill  the  throne, 
With  all  his  Father's  glories  on. 

HYMN  73.  (L.  M.) 

The  Churches  beauty  in  the  eyes  of  Christ.  Cant.  iv.  1, 10,  11,  7,  8,  9. 

1  ~|7"  IXD  is  tlie  speech  of  Chiist  our  Lord, 
JEL.  x\ffection  sounds  in  ev'ry  word  ; 
"  Lo !  thou  art  fair,  my  love,"  he  cries, 
"  Not  tlie  young  doves  have  sweeter  eyes. 

[2  "  Sweet  are  thy  lips,  thy  pleasing  voice 
"  Salutes  mine  ear  with  secret  joys; 
"  No  spice  so  much  delights  the  smell, 
"  Nor  milk,  nor  honey,  taste  so  well.] 

3  "  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  bride,  to  me, 
"  I  will  behold  no  spot  in  thee." 
What  mighty  wonders  love  performs. 
And  puts  a  comehness  on  worms  ! 

4  Defil'd  and  loathsome  as  we  are, 

He  makes  us  white,  and  calls  us  fair : 
Adorns  us  with  that  heav'nly  dress, 
His  graces  and  his  righteousness. 

5  "  My  sister,  and  my  spouse,"  he  cries, 
"  Bound  to  my  heart  by  various  ties, 

"  ITiy  powerful  love  my  heart  detains 
"  In  strong  delight,  and  pleasing  chains." 

6  He  calls  me  from  the  leopard's  den. 
From  this  wide  world  of  beasts  and  men, 
To  Zion,  where  his  glories  are  j 

Not  Lebanon  is  half  so  fair. 


BOOK  I.  5Sf 

7  Nor  dens  of  prey,  nor  flow'ry  plains. 
Nor  earthly  joys,  nor  earthly  pains^ 
Shall  hold  my  feet,  or  force  my  stay, 
When  Christ  invites  my  soul  away. 

HYMN  74.  (L.  M.) 

TAtf  Church  the  garden  of  Christ.  C;int.  iv.  12,  14,  15,  and  v.  i. 

I  "^XTE  are  a  garden  wall'd  around, 

W    Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground  ; 
A  little  spot  inclos'd  by  grace, 
Out  of  the  world's  wide  wilderness. 

^  Like  trees  of  myrrh  and  spice  we  stand, 
Planted  by  God  the  Father's  hand : 
And  all  his  springs  in  Zion  flow. 
To  make  the  young  plantation  grow. 

3  Awake,  O  heav'nly  wind,  and  come 
Blow  on  this  garden  of  perfume  ; 
Spirit  divine,  descend,  and  breadie 
A  gracious  gale  on  plants  beneath. 

4  Make  our  best  spices  flow  abroad. 
To  entertain  our  Saviour  God : 
And  faith,  and  love,  and  joy,  appear, 
And  ev'ry  grace  be  active  here. 

[_5  Let  my  Beloved  come  and  taste 
His  pleasant  fruits  at  his  own  feast : 
"  I  come,  my  spouse,  I  come,"  he  cries. 
With  love  and  pleasure  in  his  eyes. 

6  Our  Lord  into  his  garden  comes. 

Well  pleas'd  to  smell  our  poor  perfumes. 
And  calls  us  to  a  feast  divine, 
Sweeter  than  honey,  milk,  or  wine. 

7  "  Eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  my  friends, 

"  The  blessings  that  my  Father  sends  : 
Kk 


oiS  HYMN  LXXV. 

"  Your  taste  shall  all  my  dainties  prove, 
"  And  diink  abundance  of  my  love.'' 

8  Jesus,  we  will  frequent  thy  board, 
And  sing  the  bounties  of  our  Lord : 
But  the  rich  food  on  which  we  live 
Demands  more  praise  than  we  can  give.] 

HYMN  75.  (L.  M.) 

The  description  of  Christ  the  beloved.  Cant.  v.  9—12.  14,  15,  16. 

1  rj^HE  wond'ring  world  inquires  to  know 
i      Why  I  should  love  my  Jesus  so : 
"  What  are  his  charms,"  say  they,  '•  above 
"  The  objects  of  a  mortal  love  ?" 

3  Yes,  my  Beloved,  to  my  sight, 

Shows  a  sweet  mixture,  red  and  white  : 
All  human  beauties,  all  divine. 
In  my  Beloved  meet  and  shine. 

[3  White  is  his  soul,  from  blemish  free, 
Red  with  the  blood  he  shed  for  me ; 
The  fairest  of  ten  thousand  fairs, 
A  sun  among  ten  thousand  stars. 

4*  His  head  the  finest  gold  excels  ; 
There  Avisdom  in  perfection  dwells  ; 
And  glory,  like  a  crown,  adorns 
Those  temples,  once  beset  with  thorns. 

5  Compassions  in  his  heart  are  found, 
Near  to  the  signals  of  his  wound  : 
His  sacred  side  no  more  shall  bear  ^ 

The  cruel  scourge,  the  piercing  spear.] 

[6  His  hands  are  fairer  to  behold, 
Than  diamonds  set  in  rings  of  gold  ; 
Those  heav'nly  hands  that  on  the  tree 
Were  nail'd,  and  torn,  and  bled  for  mc. 


BOOK  I.  57 

7  Though  once  he  boWd  his  feeble  knees, 
Loaded  with  sins  and  agonies, 
Now  on  the  throne  of  his  command 
His  legs  like  marble  pillars  stand.] 

[8  His  eyes  are  majesty  and  love, 
The  eagle  temper'd  with  the  dove ; 
Nor  more  shall  trickling  sorrows  roll 
Through  those  dear  windows  of  his  souL] 

9  His  mouth,  that  poured  out  long  complaints,. 
Now  smiles,  and  cheers  his  fainting  saints ; 
His  countenance  more  graceful  is 

Than  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees. 

10  All  over-glorious  is  my  Lord, 
Must  be  belov'd,  and  yet  ador'd ; 
His  worth  if  all  the  nations  knew, 

Sure  the  whole  earth  would  love  him  too. 

HYMN  76.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  (hvella  in  heavetiy  but  visits  on  earth.  Cant.  vi.  1,  2,  3,  12. 

1  "ITT THEN  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell 

W    What  beauties  in  my  Saviour  dwell, 
Where  he  is  gone  they  fain  would  know, 
That  they  may  seek  and  love  him  too. 

2  My  best  Beloved  keeps  his  throne 
On  hills  of  light  and  worlds  unknown. 
But  he  descends,  and  shows  his  face 
In  the  young  gardens  of  his  grace. 

[3  In  vineyards  planted  by  his  hand. 
Where  fruitful  trees  in  order  stand, 
He  feeds  among  the  spicy  beds. 
Where  lilies  show  tlieu^  spotless  heads. 

4  He  hath  engross'd  my  warmest  love, 
No  earthly  charms  my  soul  can  move  ; 


58  HYMN  LXXVll. 

I  have  a  mansion  in  his  heart, 

Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  make  us  part.] 

[5  He  takes  my  soul  e're  Vm  aware, 
And  sliows  me  where  his  gloiies  arc  ^ 
No  chariots  of  Arninadab 
The  heav'nly  rapture  can  describe. 

0  O  may  my  spirit  daily  rise 

On  wings  of  laith  above  the  skies. 
Till  death  shall  make  my  last  remove, 
To  dwell  for  ever  with  my  love.] 

HYMN  77.  (L.  M.) 

T^it  love  of  Christ  to  the  Churchy  in  his  Language  to  her,  and  Provision  fi/r  f^e: 
Cant.  vii.  5, 6,  9,  12,  13. 

1  *]^rOW  in  the  galPries  of  his  grace 
j^    Appears  the  King,  and  thus  he  says, 
"  How  fiiir  my  saints  are  in  ray  sight, 

"  My  love  how  pleasant  for  delight !" 

3  Kind  is  thy  language,  sov'reign  Lord, 
There's  heavenly  grace  in  ev'ry  word ; 
From  that  dear  mouth  a  stream  divine 
Flows  sweeter  than  the  choicest  wine. 

3  Such  wondTous  love  awakes  the  lip 
Of  saints  that  were  almost  asleep, 
To  speak  the  praises  of  thy  name. 
And  make  our  cold  affections  flame. 

4  These  are  the  joys  he  lets  us  know, 
In  fields  and  villages  below ; 
Gives  us  a  relish  of  his  love. 

But  keeps  his  noblest  feast  above. 

5  In  Paradise,  within  the  gates, 
An  higher  entertainment  waits  ; 
Fruits  new  and  old  laid  up  in  store, 
Where  we  shall  feed,  but  thirst  no  more. 


BOOK  I.  5? 

HYMN  78.  (L.  M.) 

The  Strength  of  Christ's  Love,  and  the  So^iVs  Jealousy  of  her  oion. 
Cant.  viii.  5,  7, 13, 14. 

f  1  "¥T[7H0  is  the  fair  one  in  distress, 
VV    Tliat  travels  from  the  wilderness, 
And,  press'd  with  sorrows  and  with  sins. 
On  her  beloved  Lord  she  leans  ? 

S  This  is  the  spouse  of  Christ  our  God, 
Bought  with  the  treasures  of  his  blood  : 
And  her  request,  and  her  complaint, 
Is  but  the  voice  of  ev'ry  saint.] 

3  "  O  let  my  name  engraven  stand, 

"  Both  on  thy  heart  and  on  thy  hand ; 
'•  Seal  me  upon  thine  arm,  and  wear 
"  That  pledge  of  love  for  ever  there. 

4  "  Stronger  than  death  thy  love  is  known, 

"  Which  floods  of  wrath  could  never  drown : 
"  And  hell  and  earth  in  vain  combine 
"  To  quench  a  fire  so  much  divine. 

5  "  But  I  am  jealous  of  my  heart, 

"  Lest  it  should  once  from  thee  depart ; 
"  Then  let  thy  name  be  well  imprest, 
"  As  a  fair  signet  on  my  breast. 

6  "  Till  thou  hast  brought  me  to  thy  home, 

"  Where  fears  and  doubts  can  never  come, 
"  Thy  count'nance  let  me  often  see, 
''"  And  often  thou  shalt  hear  from  me. 


"  Come,  my  Beloved,  haste  away, 
"  Cut  short  the  hours  of  thy  delay  ; 
'•  Fly.  hkc  a  youthtul  hart  or  roe, 
'•  Over  the  hills  where  spices  grow/' 

K  k  S 


60  HYMNS  LXXIX,  LXXX. 

HYMN  79.  (L.  M.) 

A  jnorning  Hymn.  Psalm  xix.  5,  8.  and  Ixxiii.  24,  25. 

1  ^^  OD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
VJT  The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise. 
And  like  a  giant  dotli  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies. 

S  From  the  fair  chamber  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begins, 
And,  without  weariness  or  rest, 

Round  the  whole  eartli  he  flies,  and  shines. 

3  Oh  like  the  sun  may  1  fulfil 

Th'  appointed  duties  of  the  day, 
With  ready  mind,  and  active  will, 

March  on,  and  keep  my  heav'nly  way. 

[4  But  I  shall  rove,  and  lose  the  race, 
If  God,  my  sun,  should  disappear, 
And  leave  me  in  this  world's  wide  maze, 
To  follow  ev'ry  w^and'iing  star.] 

o  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 
Enlight'ning  our  beclouded  eyes  : 
Thy  threat'nings  just,  thy  promise  sure. 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

fi  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide. 
And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss ; 
AH  my  desires  and  hopes  beside. 

Are  faint  and  cold,  compared  with  this. 

HYMN  80.  (L.  M.) 

An  evening  Hijinn.  Psalm  iv.  8.  and  iii.  5,  6.  and  cxllii.  8. 

THUS  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on, 
Thus  far  his  pow'r  prolongs  my  daVF, 
And  ev'iT  ev'ning  sliall  make  known 
Some  fresh  meinorial  of  his  grace. 


BOOK  1.  61 

Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste. 
And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home ; 

But  he  forgives  my  folUes  past, 

Me  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep, 
Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head ; 

While  well-appointed  angels  keep 

Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

In  vain  the  sons  of  earth  or  hell 

Tell  me  a  thousand  frightful  thin?;s 
My  God  in  safety  makes  me  dwell 


'O' 


Beneath  the  shadow  of  his  wings. 

[.5  Faith  in  his  name  forbids  my  fear : 
O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart ! 
And  in  the  morning  make  me  hear 
The  love  and  kindness  of  thy  heart. 

6  Thus,  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 
My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  groimd. 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound.] 

HYJIN81.  (L.  M.) 

.J  song  for  morning-  or  evening.  Lam.  iii.  23.  Isa.  xlv.  7. 

4  "E/fY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 
ItjI  Thy  gifts  are  ev'ry  ev'ning  new; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 

Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

5  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 

Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours ; 
Thy  sov'reign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  pow'rs. 

3  I  yield  my  pow'rs  to  thy  command. 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  davs : 


63  HYMNS  LXXXII,  LXXXIII. 

Pei-petual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

HYMN  83.  (L.  M.) 

God  far  abovt  all  creatures  i  or,  Man  vain  and  mortal.  Job  iv.  17—21. 

1   OjHALL  the  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blood 
Jo  Contend  with  their  Creator,  God  ? 
Shall  mortal  worms  presume  to  be 
More  holy,  wise,  or  just,  than  he  ? 

3  Behold  he  puts  his  trust  in  none 
Of  all  the  spirits  round  his  throne  ; 
Their  natures,  when  compared  with  his, 
Are  neither  holy,  just,  nor  wise. 

3  But  how  much  meaner  things  are  they. 
Who  spring  from  dust,  and  dwell  in  clay ! 
Touch'd  by  the  finger  of  thy  wrath, 
We  faint  and  perish  hke  the  moth. 

4j  From  night  to  day,  from  day  to  night, 
We  die  by  thousands  in  thy  sight : 
Buried  in  dust  whole  nations  lie, 
Like  a  forgotten  vanity. 

5  Almiglity  Power  !  to  thee  we  bow  ! 
How  frail  are  we !  how  glorious  thou ! 
No  more  the  sons  of  earth  shall  dare 
With  an  eternal  God  compare. 

HYMN  83.  (C.  M.) 

Afflictions  and  Death  under  Providence.  Job  v.  6,  7,  8. 

1  I^TOT  from  the  dust  affliction  grows, 
^^^    Nor  troubles  rise  by  chance ; 
Yet  we  are  born  to  cares  and  w^oes ! 
A  sad  inheritance ! 

S  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 
And  still  are  upwards  borne  j 


BOOK  I.  63 

So  grief  is  rooted  in  our  souls, 
And  man  grows  up  to  mourn. 

3  Yet  with  my  God  I  leave  my  cause. 

And  trust  his  promis'd  grace  ^ 
He  rules  me  by  his  well-known  laws 
Of  love  and  righteousness. 

4  Not  all  the  pains  that  e'er  I  bore 

Shall  spoU  my  future  peace. 
For  death  and  hell  can  do  no  more 
Than  what  my  Father  please. 

HYMN  84.  (L.  M.) 

Salvation^  Hi^hteouinest,  and  Stren^h  in  Christ,  Isa.  xlv.  11—25. 

1    TEHOVAH  speaks,  let  Israel  hear, 
tl    Let  all  the  earth  rejoice  and  fear, 
While  God's  eternal  Son  proclaims 
His  sov'reign  honours  and  his  names. 

5  "  I  am  the  last,  and  I  the  first, 

"  The  Saviour  God,  and  God  the  just ; 
"  There's  none  besides  pretends  to  shew 
"  Such  justice,  and  salvation  too. 

[3  "  Ye,  that  in  shades  of  darkness  dwell. 
"  Just  on  the  verge  of  death  and  hell, 
"  Look  up  to  me  from  distant  lands, 
"  Light,  life,  and  heav'n,  are  in  my  hands. 

4  "  I  by  my  holy  name  have  sworn, 

"  Nor  shall  the  word  in  vain  return, 
^*  To  me  shall  all  things  bend  the  knee, 
"  And  ev'ry  tongue  shall  swear  to  me.] 

5  "  In  me  alone,  shall  men  confess, 

*'  Lies  all  their  strength  and  righteousness  : 
"  But  such  as  dare  despise  my  name, 
^*  ril  clothe  them  with  eternal  shame. 


64  HYMNS  LXXXV,  LXXXVL 

6  "  In  mc,  the  Lord,  sliall  all  the  seed 
"  Of  Isr'el  from  their  sins  be  freed  ; 
"  And  by  their  shining  graces  prove 
'^  Their  interest  in  my  par'dning  love/' 

HYMN  85.  (S!  M.)  ^ 

The  Same. 

1  inr^KE  Lord  on  high  proclaims 
I      His  Godhead  from  his  throne  ; 
'•  Mercy  arid  justice  are  the  names, 
"  By  which  I  will  be  known. 

S  "  Ye  dying  souls  that  sit 

'^  In  darkness  and  distress, 
"  Look  from  the  borders  qf  the  pit 
"  To  my  recovering  grace." 

8  Sinners  shall  hear  the  sound ; 

Their  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 
"  Our  righteousness  and  stren^tli  is  found 
"  In  thee,  the  Lord,  alon^^* 

4  In  tliee  shall  Isr'el  trusty  / 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiv'n  ; 
God  will  pronounce  the  sinners  just. 
And  take  the  saints  to  heav'n. 

^  HYMN  86.  (C.  M.) 

God  Holyy  Justy  and  Sovereign.  Job  is.  2 — 10. 

1  TTOW  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race 
JfjL  Be  pure  before  tlieir  God  ! 
If  he  contend  in  righteousness. 
We  fall  beneath  his  rod. 

5  To  vindicate  my  words  and  thoughts, 

ril  make  no  more  pretence  ; 
Not  one  of  all  my  thousand  faults 
Can  bear  a  just  defence. 


BOOK  I.  65 

3  Strong  is  his  arm,  his  lieart  is  wise ; 
What  vain  presumers  dare 
Against  their  Maker's  hand  to  rise. 
Or  tempt  th'  unequal  war  ? 

[4  Mountains,  by  liis  Almighty  wrath, 
From  their  old  seats  are  torn  ; 
He  shakes  the  earth  from  south  to  north, 
And  all  her  pillars  mourn. 

5  He  bids  the  sun  forbear  to  rise  ; 

Th'  obedient  sun  forbears  ; 
His  hand  with  sackcloth  spreads  the  skies, 
And  seals  up  all  the  stars. 

6  He  walks  upon  the  raging  sea ; 

FUes  on  tlie  stormy  wind ; 
There's  none  can  trace  his  wond'rous  way. 
Or  his  dark  footsteps  find.] 

HYMN  87.  (L.  M.) 

Goddxodh  with  the  Humble  and  Penitent,  Isa.  Ivii.  15,  16. 

1  rinHUS  saitli  the  High  and  Lofty  One, 

1      "I  sit  upon  my  holy  throne  ; 
"  My  name  is  God ;  I  dwell  on  high  ; 
"  Dwell  in  my  own  eternity. 

2  "  But  I  descend  to  worlds  below  ; 
"  On  earth  I  have  a  mansion  too ; 
"  The  humble  spirit  and  contrite 
"  Is  an  abode  of  my  delight. 

3  "  The  humble  soul  my  words  revive, 
"  1  bid  the  mourning  sinner  live : 

'•  Heal  all  the  broken  hearts  I  find, 
"  And  ease  the  sorrows  of  the  mind. 

[4  "  When  I  contend  against  their  sin, 
"  I  make  them  know  how  vile  they've  been  ^ 


86  HYMN  LXXXVin. 

"  But  should  my  wmth  for  ever  smoke, 

"  Their  souls  would  sink  beneath  my  stroke.'* 

5  O  may  thy  pardoning  grace  be  nigh, 
Lest  we  should  faint,  despair,  and  die  ! 
Thus  shall  our  better  thoughts  approve 
The  methods  of  thy  chastening  love.] 

HYMN  88.  (L.  M.) 

Life  the  Day  tf  Grace  and  Hope.  Eccl.  ix.  4 — 6,  10. 

1  TT  IFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
M_J  The  time  t'  insure  the  great  reward ; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  bum, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

[3  Life  is  the  hour  that  God  hath  giv'n 
To  'scape  from  hell,  and  fly  to  heav'n , 
The  day  of  grace,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day.] 

5  The  living  know  that  they  must  die  ; 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie  : 

Their  mem'ry  and  their  sense  is  gone. 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

[*  Their  hatred  and  their  love  is  lost ; 
Their  envy  buried  in  the  dust ; 
Thev  have  no  share  in  all  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun.] 

;1  Then  what  my  tlioughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands  with  all  your  might  pursue ; 
Since  no  device,  nor  work  is  found. 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground. 

6  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  past 

In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste : 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair, 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  tl^ere. 


BOOK  I.  B7 

HYMN  89.  (L.  M.) 

Tou!h  nndJud.rr.ie7it.  Eccl.  xi.  9. 

1  '^'^E  sous  of  Adam,  vain  and  yonng, 

JL    Indulge  your  eyes,  indulge  your  tongue. 
Taste  the  delights  your  souls  desire, 
And  give  a  loose  to  all  your  fire : 

S  Pursue  the  pleasures  you  design, 

And  cheer  your  hearts  witli  songs  and  wine , 
Enjoy  the  day  of  mirth  ;  but  know 
There  is  a  day  of  judgment  too ! 

3  God  from  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts  ; 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults  ; 
The  works  of  darkness  you  have  done 
Must  all  appear  before  the  sun. 

4  The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due 

Should  strike  your  lieaits  with  terror  through : 
How  will  ye  stand  before  his  face, 
Or  answer  for  his  injur'd  grace  ? 

5  Almighty  God,  turn  off  their  eyes 
From  these  alluring  vanities ; 
And  let  the  thunder  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fear  the  Lord. 

HYMN  90.  (C.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1  T  0,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise, 
X_J  And  through  all  nature  rove. 
Fulfil  the  wishes  of  their  eyes, 

And  taste  the  joys  they  love. 

2  They  give  a  loose  to  wild  desires ; 

But  let  the  sinners  know^. 
The  strict  account  that  God  requires 
Of  all  the  w^orks  they  do. 
LI 


r)8  HYMNS  XCI,  XCII. 

3  The  Judge  prepares  his  throne  on  liigh. 

Tlie  frighted  earth  and  seas 
Avoid  the  fury  of  his  eye. 
And  flee  before  his  face. 

4  How  shall  I  boar  that  dreadful  day. 

And  stand  the  fiery  test  ? 
I'd  give  all  mortal  joys  away, 
To  be  for  ever  blest. 

HYMN  91.  (L.  M.) 

jldvice  (0  YoHth  ;  or,  Old  Age  and  Death  m  an  unconverted  state. 
Eccl.  xii.  1,  7.  Isa.  lxv.20. 

1  "TVrOW,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
i_^    Remember  yoiu*  Creator,  God : 
Behold,  the  months  come  hast'ning  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  '•  My  joys  are  gone.'' 

'^  Behold,  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  wth  guilt,  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  endless  curses  on  his  head. 

3  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again  ; 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain 
Ascends  to  God ;  not  there  to  dvveli. 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4  Eternal  King!  I  fear  thy  name  : 
Teach  me  to  knov>^  how  frail  1  am : 
And,  when  my  soul  must  hence  remove, 
Give  me  a  mansion  in  tJiy  love. 

HYMN  92.  (S.  M.) 

ChHst  the  Wisdom  of  God.  Prov.  viil.  1,  22—32. 

1    oHALL  Wisdom  cry  aloud, 
^  And  not  her  speech  be  heard  ? 
The  voice  of  God's  eternal  word. 
Deserves  it  no  regard  ? 


i 


BOOK  I.  «^ 

I  was  his  chief  dchght, 

"  His  everlasting  Son, 
Before  the  first  of  all  his  works, 

"  Creation,  was  begun. 

[3  "  Before  the  flying  clouds, 
"  Before  the  solid  land, 
Before  the  fields,  before  the  floods, 
"  I  dwelt  at  his  right  hand. 

When  he  adorn'd  the  skief?, 

'•  And  built  them,  I  was  there, 
To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 

"  And  marshal  ev'ry  star. 

When  he  pour'd  out  the  sea, 
"  And  spread  the  flowing  deep  ; 

I  gave  the  flood  a  firm  decree, 
'•  In  its  own  bounds  to  keep.] 

Upon  the  empty  air, 
"  The  earth  was  balanced  well : 
With  joy  I  saw  the  mansion,  Avhere 
"  The  sons  of  men  should  dwell. 

My  busy  thoughts  at  first 

"  On  their  salvation  ran, 

Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Adam's  dust 

"  Was  fashion'd  to  a  man. 

8  "  Then  come,  receive  my  grace, 
"  Ye  children,  and  be  wise : 
"  Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways ; 
"  The  man  that  shuns  them  dies." 


T 


HYMN  93.  (L.  M.) 

Christ,  or  Wisdoniy  obeyed  or  resisted.  Prov.  viii.  34 — 36. 

HUS  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord, 
"  Blest  is  the  man  that  hears  mv  word 


70  HYMNS  XCIV,  XCV. 

"  ieeps  daily  watch  before  my  gates, 
"  And  at  my  feet  for  mercy  waits. 

S  "  The  soul  that  seeks  me  shall  obtain 
"  Immortal  wealth  and  heav'nly  gain ; 
"  Immortal  life  is  his  reward, 
*•  Life,  and  the  favour  of  the  Lord. 

3  "  But  the  vile  wretch  that  flies  from  me 
"  Doth  his  own  soul  an  injury ; 
"  Fools,  that  against  my  grace  rebel, 
"  Seek  death,  and  love  the  road  to  hell.*' 

HYMN  94.  (C.  M.) 

Justification  by  Tuith  ,-  not  by  rjorks  ;  or,  The  Laxo  eondemnst  Grace  just  {fes. 
Rom.  iii.  19—22. 

1  1|^tA1N  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
V    On  their  own  works  have  built : 
Their  hearts  by  nature  are  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt, 

^  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths, 
Without  a  murm'ring  word. 
And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now. 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace ! 

When  in  tby  name  we  trust. 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness, 
That  makes  the  sinner  ju3t. 


'N"n 


HYMN  95.  (C.  M.) 

Regeneration.  Joim  1.  13,  and  iii.  3,  &c. 

OT  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 
or  rites  that  God  has  giv'n, 


BOOK  I. 

Nor  will  of  man,  nor  blood,  nor  birth, 
Can  raise  a  soul  to  heav'n. 

2  The  so V 'reign  will  of  God  alone 

Creates  us  heirs  of  grace : 
Born  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 
A  new  peculiar  race. 

3  The  Spirit,  Hke  some  heav'nly  wind, 

Blows  on  the  sons  of  flesh, 

New-models  all  the  carnal  mind. 

And  forms  the  man  afresh. 

4  Our  quicken'd  souls  awake  and  rise 

From  the  long  sleep  of  death  ; 

On  heavenly  things  we  fix  our  eyes, 

And  praise  employs  our  breath. 

HYMN  96,  (C.  M.) 

Ecection  excludes  boasting.  1  Cor.  i.  26 — 31. 

1  Xft^'^T  few  among  the  carnal  wise, 
.13  But  few  of  noble  race. 
Obtain  the  favour  of  thine  eyes, 
Almighty  King  of  grace  ! 

5  He  takes  the  men  of  meanest  name 

For  sons  and  heirs  of  God  : 
And  thus  he  pours  abundant  shame 
On  honourable  blood. 

3  He  calls  the  fool,  and  makes  him  know 

The  myst'ries  of  his  grace, 
To  bring  aspiring  wisdom  low, 
And  all  its  pride  abase. 

4  Nature  hath  all  its  glories  lost, 

When  brought  before  his  throne  ; 
No  flesh  shall  in  his  presence  boast, 
But  in  the  Lord  alone. 
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7S  HYMNS  XCVII,  XCVIII. 


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HYMN  97.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  oitr  JVitdom,  Righteousness,  ^c.  1  Cor.  i.  30. 

URiED  in  shadows  of  the  night, 
We  he  till  Christ  restores  the  light ; 
AVisdom  descends,  to  heal  the  bUnd, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind. 

%  Our  guilty  souls  are  drown'd  in  tears, 
'Till  his  atoning  blood  appears ; 
Then  we  awake  from  deep  distress. 
And  sing  "  The  Lord  our  rigliteousness." 

3  Our  very  frame  is  mix'd  with  sin ; 
His  Spirit  makes  our  natures  clean ; 
Such  virtues  from  his  suft''rings  flow, 
At  once  to  cleanse  and  pardon  too. 

4  Jesus  beholds  wiiere  Satan  reigns, 
Binding  his  slaves  in  heavy  chains  : 
He  sets  the  pris'ners  free,  and  breaks 
The  iron  bondage  from  our  necks. 

5  Poor  helpless  worms  in  thee  possess 
Grace,  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  righteousness  ; 
Thou  art  our  mighty  all,  and  we 

Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

HYxMN  98.  (S.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1  TTOW  heavy  is  the  night 
XX  That  hangs  upon  our  eyes. 
Till  Christ,  with  his  reviving  Ught, 
Over  our  souls  arise  ! 

3  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wTath  of  heav'n ; 
But,  in  his  righteousness  array'd, 
We  see  our  sins  forgiv'n. 


BOOK  I.  73 

3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all  our  thoughts  and  wayg, 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure 
With  sanctifying  grace. 

4  The  poWrs  of  hell  agree 

To  hold  our  souls  in  vain ; 
He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free. 
And  breaks  the  cursed  chain. 

5  Lord,  we  adore  thy  ways, 

To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Thy  sovereign  pow'r,  thy  healing  grace, 
And  thine  atoning  blood. 

HYMN  99.  (C.  M.) 

Stones  made  the  CMdren  of  Abraham;  or,  Grace  not  conveyed  by  Religious 
Parents.  Matt.  iii.  9. 

1  "WTAIN  are  the  hopes  that  rebels  place 
f     Upon  their  birth  and  blood. 
Descended  from  a  pious  race  ; 
(Their  fathers  now  with  God.) 

3  He  from  the  caves  of  earth  and  hell 
Can  take  the  hardest  stones, 
And  fill  the  house  of  Abr'am  well 
With  new  created  sons. 

3  Such  wond'rous  pow'r  doth  he  possess. 
Who  form'd  our  mortal  frame ; 
Who  call'd  the  world  from  emptiness  ; 
The  world  obey'd,  and  came. 

HYMN  100.  (L.  M.) 

Believe  avd  be  saved.  John  iii.  16 — 18. 

1  "I%T0T  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 
J3i    Did  Christ  the  Son  of  God  appear  ; 
No  weapons  in  his  li^nds  are  seen, 
No  flaming  sword,  nor  thunder,  there. 


74  HYMN  CI,  Cir. 

2  Such  was  the  pity  of  our  God, 

He  lov'd  the  race  of  men  so  well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear  our  load 

Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Sinners,  believe  the  Saviour's  word, 

Trust  in  his  mighty  name,  and  Uve ; 
A  thousand  joys  his  Ups  afford, 

His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give. 

4  But  vengeance  and  damnation  lies 

On  rebels,  who  refuse  his  grace , 
Who  God's  eternal  Son  despise. 

The  hottest  hell  shall  be  their  place. 

HYMN  101.  (L.  M.) 

Joy  171  heaz'ttifor  a  repenting  Sinner.  Luke  xv.  7,  10. 

1  "¥'1I7H0  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise 

W    Through  all  the  courts  of  Paradise, 
To  see  a  prodigal  return. 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  boni? 

2  With  joy  the  Father  doth  approve 
The  fruit  of  his  eternal  love  ; 

The  Son  with  joy  looks  down,  and  sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 

3  The  Spirit  takes  delight  to  view 
The  holy  soul  he  form'd  anew ! 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  King. 

HYMN  103.  (L.  M.) 

The  Beatitudes.  Matt.  v.  3—1?. 

[1  TjLEST  are  the  humble  souls  that  see 
_0  Their  emptiness  and  poverty  : 
Treasures  of  grace  to  them  are  giv'n, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heav'n.j 


BOOK  I.  75 

[2  Blest  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart ; 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 
A  heahng  balm  for  all  their  woes.] 

[3  Blest  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war ; 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state. 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great,] 

[4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace, 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness  ; 
They  shall  be  well  supply'd,  and  fed 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread.] 

[5  Blest  are  the  men  whose  bowels  move. 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love  ; 
From  Christ  the  Lord  shall  they  obtain 
Like  sympathy  and  love  again.] 

[6  Blest  are  the  pure,  whose  hearts  are  clean 
From  the  defiling  pow'r  of  sin  ; 
With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 
A  God  of  spotless  purity.] 

[7  Blest  are  the  men  of  peaceful  hfe, 
Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife  5 
They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bhss, 
The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace.] 

[8  Blest  are  the  sufF'rers,  who  partake 
Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake; 
Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 
Glory  and  joy  are  their  reward.] 

HYMN  103.  (C.  M.) 

A'ot  ashavied  of  the  Gospel.  2  Tim.  i.  12. 

1  X'M  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord, 
I    Or  to  defend  his  cause. 


76  HYMN  CIV. 

Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  liis  cross. 

S  Jesus,  my  God !  1  know  his  name, 
His  name  is  all  my  trust  ; 
Nor  will  lie  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  liis  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands. 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  my  worthless  name, 

Before  his  Father's  face ; 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

HYMN  104.  (C.  M.) 

A  state  ofJ^Tature  and  of  Grace.  \  Cor.  vi.  10, 11. 

1  "IVJOT  the  malicious,  or  profane, 
J3i    The  wanton,  or  the  proud. 
Nor  thieves  nor  sland'rers  shall  obtain 
The  kingdom  of  our  God. 

3  Surprising  grace  !  and  such  were  w^e 
By  nature,  and  by  sin. 
Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 
IJnholv  and  unclean. 

3  But  we  are  wash'd  in  Jesus'  blood. 

We're  pardon 'd  through  his  name  ; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Hath  sanctify'd  our  frame. 

4  O  for  a  persevering  pow'r, 

To  keep  thy  just  commands! 
We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 


BOOK  I.  77 

HYMN  105.  (C.  M.) 

Heaven  invisible  and  holy.  1  Cor.  ii-  9,  10.  Rev.  xxi.  27. 

1  l^OR  eye  has  seen,  nor  ear  has  heard, 
X^    Nor  sense,  nor  reason  known. 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepared 
For  those  that  love  the  Son. 

3  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
Reveals  a  heav'n  to  come ; 
The  beams  of  glory  in  his  woid 
Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  Joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace  ; 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye. 
Can  see,  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame  ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there. 
But  foU'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

5  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life. 

There  all  their  namxcs  are  found ; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  ground. 

HYMN  106.  (S.  M.) 

I>eail  to  Sin  by  the  Cross  of  Christ.  Rom.  vi.  1,  Z,  j5, 

1  OHALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 

(o  Because  thy  grace  abounds, 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again. 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 

2  Forlnd  it,  mighty  God  ! 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said. 
That  we,  whose  sins  are  cruciiy'd. 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 


78  HYMN  CVIi. 

3  We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  hath  made  us  free, 
Hath  nail'd  our  tyrants  to  his  cross. 
And  bought  our  liberty. 

HYMN  107.  (L.  M.) 

The  Fall  and  Recovery  of  Man  ;  or,  Christ  and  Satan  at  Enmity. 
Gen.  iii.  1,  15,  17.  Gal.  iv.  4.  Col.  ii.  15. 

1  T^ECEIV'D  by  subtle  snares  of  hell, 
.JLf   Adam,  our  head,  our  father,  fell, 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid, 
Proposed  the  fruit  that  God  forbid. 

.^  Death  was  the  threat'ning — Death  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man  ; 
His  unborn  race  receiv'd  the  wound, 
And  heavy  curses  smote  the  ground. 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  reward  ; 
Thus  saith  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
"  Let  everlasting  hatred  be 

"  Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  "  The  woman's  seed  shall  be  my  Son ; 

"  He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done  ; 
"  Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 
"  Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel." 

[5  He  spake  ;  and  bid  four  thousand  yeai-s 
Roll  on  ;  at  length  his  Son  appears  ; 
Angels,  with  joy  descend  to  earth, 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birtli. 

6  Lo,  by  the  sons  of  hell  he  dies  ; 
But,  as  he  hung  'twixt  earth  and  skies. 
He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow. 
And  triumph'd  o'er  the  powers  below.] 


BOOK  [.  yQ' 

HYMN  108.  (S.  M.) 

Christ  nmeen  and  beloved.  1  Pet.  i.  8. 

1  "IVTOT  with  our  mortal  eyes 
J^    Have  we  beheld  the  Lord, 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 

And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  siglit 

Of  our  Redeemer's  face, 
Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  dehght 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 

Our  joys  divinely  grow 
Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heav'n  begins  below. 

HYJVIN  109.  (L.  M.) 

The  value  of  Christ  and  his  righteojis^iess.  Phil.  ill.  7 — 9. 

1  1^0  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
i_^    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done  ; 

1  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now,  for  the  love  I  bear  his  name, 

What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss ; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  n)y  glory  to  liis  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss,  for  Jesus'  sake  ; 
O  may  my  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake  ! 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne  j 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands, 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  dono. 
Mm 


80  HYMNS  CX,  CXI. 

HYMN  110,  (CM.) 

Death  and  immediate  Glory.  2  Cor.  v.  1 ,  5 — 8. 

i  fTlHERE  is  a  house  not  made  witli  handsy 
J_     Eternal,  and  on  higli ; 
And  here  mv  spirit  waiting  stands. 
Till  God 'shall  bid  it  fly. 

t  Slioitly  this  pilson  of  ray  clay 
Must  be  dissolved  and  fall; 
Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 
Thy  heav'nly  Father's  call. 

0  'Tis  he,  by  his  ahnighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heav'n  ; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  the  place, 
Has  his  own  Spirit  giv'n. 

1  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come ; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word  ; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 
We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

o  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace. 
But  we  had  rather  see  ; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh. 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 

HYMN  111.  (CM.) 

SulvaiioH  by  Grace.  Tit.  Hi.  3 — 7. 

[IT   ORD,  we  confess  our  num'rous  I'aults, 
iJ  Hov/  great  our  guilt  has  been  ; 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 

s  But,  O  my  soul,  for  ever  praise. 
For  ever  love  his  name ; 
Who  turi:s  thy  feet  from  dang'rous  waya 
Of  folly,  ^in,  and  shame.] 


I 


BOOK  1.  «< 

[3  'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness, 
Which  our  own  hands  have  done; 
But  we  are  sav'd  by  sov'reign  grace^ 
Abounding  through  his  Son.] 

4  Tis  from  the  mercy  of  our  God, 

That  all  our  hopes  begin  ; 
'Tis  by  the  water  and  the  blood, 
Our  souls  are  wash'd  from  sin. 

5  'Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death. 

Who  hung  upon  the  tree, 
The  Spirit  is  ^ent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 

6  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew ; 

And,  justify'd  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 

HYMN  lis.  (CM.) 

Tiie  brazen  Serpent,-  or,  Looking  to  Je:nt.  John  ii'.  14,  16, 

1   OjO  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 
Jo  The  brazen  serpent  high ; 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 
The  camp  forbore  to  die. 

3  "  Look  upw^,^  in  the  dying  hour, 
"  And  live,"  the  prophet  cries ; 
But  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 
When  faith  lilts  up  her  eyes. 

3  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung. 
High  in  the  heav'ns  he  reigns  ; 
Here  sinners  by  th'  old  serpent  stung. 
Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 

Ht  When  God's  own  Son  is  hftcd  up, 
A  dying  world  revives  5  ' 


88  HYMNS  CXm,  CXIV. 

The  Jew  beholds  the  glorious  hope, 
Th'  expiring  Gentile  lives. 

HYMN  113.  (CM.) 

AbrahanCa  Blessing  on  the  Gentiles.  Gen.  xvii.  7.  Kom.  xv.  8.  Mark  x.  14. 

1  TT^^^^  large  the  promise !  how  divine, 
Jrl  To  AbiTi'm  and  his  seed ! 
^'  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
"  Supplying  all  their  need." 

S  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 
From  age  to  age  endure ; 
The  angel  of  the  covenant  proves, 
And  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  tlie  ancient  faith  confij^ms 

To  our  great  fathers  giv'n  : 
He  takes  young  children  in  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 

4  Our  God  !  how  faithful  are  his  wavs ! 

His  love  endures  the  same  ; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  his  children's  name. 

HYMN  114.  (CM.) 

77ie  Same.  Rom.  xi.  ^6, 17. 

1  £^  ENTILES  by  nature,  we  l)elong 
VX  To  the  wild  olive-wood ; 
Grace  takes  us  from  the  bai'ren  tree, 
And  grafts  us  in  the  good, 

%  With  the  same  blessings  grace  endows 
The  Gentile  and  the  Jew : 
If  pure  and  holy  be  the  root, 
Such  are  the  branches  too. 

o  Then  let  the  children  of  the  saints 
Be  dedicate  to  God  ! 


BOOK  1.  8a 

Pour  out  thy  Spirit  on  them.  Lord. 
And  wash  them  in  thy  blood. 

4  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 
Shall  thy  salvation  come, 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 

HYMN  115.  (C.  M.) 

Conviction  of  Sin  by  the  Im-m.  Rom.  vii.  8,  9,  14,  24. 

I  T  ORD,  how  secm-e  my  conscience  wa?^, 
JLi  And  felt  no  inward  dread  ! 
I  was  alive  without  the  law, 

And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

^  My  hopes  of  lieav'n  were  firm  and  bright : 
But,  since  the  precept  came, 
With  a  convincing  pow'r  and  light, 
I  find  how  vile  I  am. 

[3  My  guilt  appeared  but  small  before. 
Till  terribly  I  saw 
How  perfect,  holy,  just,  and  pure. 
Was  thine  eternal  law. 

h  Then  felt  my  soul  the  heavy  load. 
My  sins  reviv'd  again ; 
I  had  provok'd  a  dreadfid  God,     * 
And  all  my  hopes  were  slain.] 

5  Pm  like  a  helpless  captive  sold 

Under  the  pow'r  of  sin ; 
I  cannot  do  the  good  I  would. 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 

6  My  God,  I  cry,  Avith  ev'ry  breath, 

For  some  kind  pow'r  to  save, 
To  break  the  yoke  of  sin,  and  death. 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 
Mm  ^' 


S4  HYMNS  CXVI,  CKMl 

HYMN  116.  (L.  M.) 

Love  to  Gody  and  our  J^ei^hbour.  Matt.  xxii.  37—40. 

4  fTnHUS  saith  the  fii^st,  the  great  command, 

I      ''-  Let  all  thy  inward  powers  unite 
"  To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God, 
"  With  utmost  vigour  and  delight* 

5  ^'  Then  shall  thy  neighbour  next  in  place 
'•  Share  thine  affections  and  esteem ; 

"  And  let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 
"  Measure  and  rule  thy  love  to  him." 

3  This  is  the  sense  that  Moses  spoke, 
This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove  3 
For  want  of  this  tlie  law  is  broke, 

And  the  whole  law's  fulfilled  by  love. 

4  But,  oh,  how  base  our  passions  are  ! 
How  cold  our  charity  and  zeal ! 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  htav'nly  fire. 
Or  we  shall  ne'er  perform  thy  will. 

HYMN  117.  (L.  M.) 

Election,  sovereign  and  free.  Rom.  ix.  21 — 24. 

[^1  TOEHOLD  the  potter,  and  the  clay, 
Jl5  He  forms  his  vessels  as  he  please  : 
Such  is  our  God,  and  such  are  we. 
The  subjects  of  his  high  decrees. 

i  Doth  not  the  workman's  pow'r  extend 
O'er  all  the  mass,  which  part  to  choose. 
And  mould  it  for  a  nobler  end. 
And  which  to  leave  for  viler  use  }"} 

3  May  not  the  sov'reign  Lord  on  high 
Dispense  his  favours  as  he  will  ? 
Choose  some  to  life,  while  others  die, 
And  yet  be  just  and  grc^xious  still  ?. 


book:  I.  8^5 

[4  What  if,  to  make  his  terror  known, 
He  lets  his  patience  long  endurcj 
Suff 'ring  vile  rebels  to  go  on, 
And  seal  their  own  destruction  sure  ? 

5  What  if  he  means  to  show  his  grace, 

And  his  electing  love  employs, 
To  mark  out  some  of  mortal  race, 
And  form  them  fit  for  heav'nly  joys  ? 

6  Shall  man  reply  against  the  Lord, 

And  call  his  Maker's  ways  unjust  ? 
The  thunders  of  whose  dreadful  word 
Can  crush  a  thousand  worlds  to  dust  ? 

7  But,  O  my  soul,  if  truths  so  briglit 
Should  dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight, 
Yet  still  his  written  will  obey, 

And  wait  the  great  decisive  day. 

8  Then  shall  he  make  his  justice  known. 
And  the  whole  world  before  his  throne, 
Witli  joy  or  terror  shall  confess 

The  glory  of  his  righteousness. 

HYMN  118.  (S.  M.) 

Jfoses  and  Christ ;  or,  Sins  against  the  Law  and  the  Gospel.  John  i.  17.  HeV, 
iii.  3,  5,  6.  and  x.  28,  29. 

1  fTp  HE  law  by  Moses  came, 

§      But  peace,  and  truth,  and  love. 
Were  brouglit  by  Christ  (a  nobler  name) 
Descending  from  above. 

a  Amidst  the  house  of  God 

Their  diff 'rent  works  were  done  ; 
Moses  a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ  a  faithful  Son. 

3  Then  to  his  new  commands 
Be  strict  obedience  paid  5 


86  HYMNS  CXIX,  CXX. 

O'er  all  his  Father's  house  he  stands 
The  sov'reign  and  the  head. 

4  The  man  that  durst  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought. 
Behold !  how  tenibly  he  dies, 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 

5  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 

On  that  rebellious  race, 
Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

HYMN  119.  (CM.) 

The  diferent  svccets  of  the  Gospel.  1  Cor.  \.  22,  24.  2  Cor.  ii.  16. 1  Cor.  Ui.  6» 

1  ^^HRIST  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme: 
V-y  The  myst'ries  that  we  speak 
Are  scandal  in  the  Jew's  esteem. 
And  folly  to  the  Greek. 

S  But  souls  enlighten'd  from  above 
With  joy  receive  the  word ; 
They  see  what  wisdom,  pow'r,  and  love^ 
Shine  in  their  dying  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savour  of  his  name 

Restores  their  fainting  breath  j 
But  unbelief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt,  despair,  and  death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  do^vn^ 

Like  show'rs  of  heav'nly  rain, 
In  vain  Apollob  sows  the  ground. 
And  Paul  may  plant  in  vain. 


*F 


HYMN  120.  (C.  M.) 

Faith  of  Things  unseen.  Heb.  xi.  1,  3,  8,  10, 

AITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 
Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 


BOOK  1.  87 

Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  llesli  and  sense, 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

S  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 
Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago. 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  Bv  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  word  ; 
Abra'm,  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high, 

Built  by  th'  Eternal  hands  ; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heav'nly  building  stands. 

HYMN  121.  (C.  M.) 

Children  devoted  to  Ood.  Gen.  xvil.  ?,  10.  Acts  xvi.  14,  15,  33. 
(For  those  who  practise  Infant  Baptism.) 

1  fTHHUS  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 
JL    "  rU  be  a  God  to  thee  ; 
"  ril  bless  thy  num'rous  race,  and  they 
"  Shall  be  a  seed  for  me." 

g  Abra'm  believ'd  the  promised  grace,* 
And  gave  his  Son  to  God : 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now, 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 

5  Thus  Lydia  sanctified  her  house, 

When  she  receiv'd  the  word  ; 
Thus  the  believing  jailor  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord. 

4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King ! 
Thine  ancient  truths  embrace  : 
To  thee  tlieir  infant  offspring  bring, 
And  humbly  claim  thy  grace. 


88  HYMNS  CXXIl,  CXXIII. 

HYMN  138.  (L.  M.) 

Believen  buried  ivith  Christ  in  Baptism.   Uom.  vi.  3,  &c. 

1  "1~\0  we  not  know  that  solemn  word, 
Lr  That  we  are  bury'd  with  the  Lord  : 
Baptis'd  into  his  death,  and  then 
Pui  off  the  body  of  our  sin  ? 

S  Our  souls  receive  diviner  breath, 

Kais'd  from  corruption,  guilt,  and  death : 
So  from  the  graAC  did  Christ  arise, 
And  lives  to  God  above  the  skies. 

3  No  more  let  sin  or  Satan  reign 
Over  our  mortal  flesh  again ; 
The  various  lusts  we  serv'd  before 
Shall  have  dominion  now  no  more. 

HYMN  123.  (C.  M.) 

The  repenting  Prodigal,  Luke  xv.  13,  &c. 

1  TjEHOLD  the  wretch,  whose  lust  and  wine 
J3  Has  wasted  his  estate ; 
He  begs  a  share  amongst  the  swine. 
To  taste  the  husks  they  eat ! 

S  "  I  die  with  hunger  here,"  he  cries, 
'•  I  starve  in  foreign  lands  ; 
"  My  father's  house  hath  large  supplies, 
*•  And  bounteous  are  his  hands. 

3  '*  I'll  go,  and  with  a  mournful  tongue 

"  Fall  down  before  his  face  ; 
^'  Father,  I've  done  thy  justice  wrong, 
"  Nor  can  deserve  thy  grace." 

4  He  said,  and  hasten'd  to  his  home. 

To  seek  his  father's  love ; 
The  father  saw  the  rebel  come. 
And  all  his  bowels  move. 


BOOK  I.  8^ 

5  He  ran,  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 
Embrac'cl  and  kiss'd  his  son ; 
The  rebel's  heart  with  sorrow  brake. 
For  folUes  he  had  done. 

Ci  "  Take  off  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin, 
(The  father  gives  command) 
'•  l)ress  him  in  garments  white  and  cleany 
'•  With  rings  adorn  his  hand. 

7  "  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain  ; 
'•  Let  mirth  and  joy  abound  ; 
"  My  son  was  dead,  and  lives  again, 
'•  Was  lost,  and  now  is  found." 

HYMN  124.  (L.  M.) 

The  Jirst  and  seco7idJ.dam.  Tlom.  v.  12,  S;c. 

1    I^^EEP  in  the  dust,  before  thy  throne, 
JLr  Our  guilt,  and  our  disgrace,  we  own ; 
Great  God !  we  own  th'  unhappy  name, 
Whence  sprung  our  nature  and  our  shame. 

'Z  Adam,  the  sinner,  at  liis  fall, 

Deatli  like  a  conq'ror  seiz'd  us  all ; 
A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead. 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head. 

•3  But  whilst  our  spirits,  fill'd  with  awe. 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy  law ; 
We  sing  the  honours  of  thy  grace. 
That  sent  to  save  our  ruin'd  race. 

4  We  sing  thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  join'd  our  nature  to  his  own  ; 
Adam  the  second,  from  the  dust, 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 

[5  By  the  rebellion  of  one  man 

Through  all  his  seed  the  mischief  ran  ^ 


90  HYMN  CXXV. 

And  by  one  man's  obedience  now 
Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too. 

6  Where  sin  did  reign,  and  death  abound. 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life  ;  there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord  om-  righteousness.} 

HYMN  125.  (C.  M.) 

Christ's  companion  to  the  Weak  and  Tempted.  Heb.  iv.  15,  16.  and  V.  T. 
Matt.  xii.  20. 

1  X")rTlTH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 
▼  f^    Of  our  High-Priest  above  ; 
His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness. 
His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

^  Touch 'd  with  a  sympathy  within. 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame ! 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean. 
For  he  has  felt  the  same. 

3  But  spotless,  innocent,  and  pure. 

The  great  Redeemer  stood, 
While  Satan's  fiery  darts  he  bore. 
And  did  resist  to  blood. 

4  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh 

Pour'd  out  his  cries  and  tears, 
And  in  his  measure  feels  afresh 
What  ev'ry  member  bears. 

[5  He'll  never  quench  the  smoking  flax. 
But  raise  it  to  a  flame  ; 
The  bruised  reed  he  never  breaks, 
Nor  scorns  the  meanest  name.] 

6  Then  let  our  humble  faith  address 
His  mercy  and  his  pow'r ; 
W"e  shall  obtain  deliv'ring  grace 
In  the  distressins;  hour. 


BOOK  I.  91 

HYMN  126.  (L.  M.) 

CharUij  and  Ifnchantubleuess.  Rum.  xiv.  17,  19.  1  Cor.  X.  G2. 

1  "l^OT  (lift''rcnt  food,  nor  different  dress, 
i_^    Compose  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord  : 
Rut  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness. 
Faith  and  obedience  to  liis  word. 

ft  When  weaker  Christians  we  despise. 
We  do  the  gospel  mighty  wrong  ; 
For  God,  the  gracious*,  and  the  wise. 
Receives  the  feeble  with  the  strong. 

3  Let  pride  and  wTath  be  banish'd  hence, 
Meekness  and  love  our  souls  pursue ; 
Nor  shall  our  practice  give  otfence 
To  saint,  the  Gentile,  or  the  Jew. 

HYMN  127.  (L.  M.) 

Chrisi^s  Invitation  to  Sinnei^s  ;  or,  Jlumiliti/  and  PHde.  INfatt.  xl.  28 — 30. 

1  '•  ipi  OME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls, 
V_y  '•  Ye  heavy  laden  sinners  come  ; 
"  ril  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
'•  And  raise  you  to  my  heav'nly  home. 

3  "  They  shall  find  rest  that  learn  of  me  : 
"  I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  ; 
^'  But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
"  And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  "  Blest  is  the  man  whose  shoulders  take 

'•  My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight , 
"  My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck, 

'-  My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  liglit.*' 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command ; 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal, 
Resign  our  sphits  to  thy  hand. 

To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 
Nu 


93  HYMNS  CXXVm,  CXXIX, 

HYMN  128.  (L.  M.) 

The  ^postfeti'  Commission  ;  or,  the  Gospel  attested  by  Miraclts. 
Murk  xvi.  15,  &c.  Matt,  xxviii.  18,  Sec. 

1  '••  1^  O  preach  my  Gospel,''  saith  the  Lord, 
Vl  "  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive  5 
"  He  sliall  be  sav'd  that  trusts  my  word: 
"  He  shall  be  damn'd  that  won't  believe. 

[3  "  I'll  make  your  great  commission  known, 
'•  And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 
'-  By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
"  By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 
"  Go  cast  out  devils  in  my  name ; 
"  Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid,        [pheme. 
"  Though  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blas- 

4i  '•  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands ; 
"  I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end : 
♦•  All  pow'r  is  trusted  in  my  hands, 
"  I  can  destroy,  and  can  defend." 

3  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head  ; 
"  On  a  bright  cloud  to  heav'n  he  rode : 
They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 

HYMN  139.  (L.  M.) 

^'yuhniission  cr.d  DeVn^ero.nce ;  or,  Abraham  offtring  his  son.  Gen.  xxii.  6,  Stc. 

1   O  AINTS,  at  your  heav'nly  Father's  word, 
J^  Give  up  your  comforts  to  the  Lord ; 
He  shall  restore  what  you  resign, 
Or  grant  yon  blessings  more  divine. 

^  So  Abra'm,  with  obedient  hand, 

Led  forth  his  son  at  God's  command  ; 
The  wood,  the  Are,  the  knife,  he  took. 
His  arm  prepar'd  the  dreadful  stroke. 


BOOK  I.  93 

3  "  Abra'm  forbear,"  the  angel  cry'd, 
"  Thy  faith  is  known,  thy  love  is  try'd  : 
"  Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy  seed 
"f  Shall  the  whole  earth  be  blest  indeed." 

1.  Just  in  the  last  distressing  hour 
The  Lord  displays  deliv'ring  pow'r ! 
The  mount  of  danger  is  the  place, 
Where  we  shall  see  surprising  grace. 

HYMN  130.  (L.  M.) 

Love  and  Hatred.  Phil.  ii.  2.  Eph.  iv.  30,  &.c. 

1  1\T0W,  by  the  bowels  of  my  God, 

i_^    His  sharp  distress,  liis  sore  complaints. 
By  his  last  groans,  his  dying  blood, 
I  charge  my  soul  to  love  the  saints. 

S  Clamour,  and  wrath,  and  war,  begone. 
Envy  and  spite  for  ever  cease  ; 
Let  bitter  words  no  more  be  known 
Amongst  the  saints,  the  sons  of  peace. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  a  peaceful  dove, 

Flics  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife : 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love, 
Who  seals  our  souls  to  heav'nly  life  ? 

4  Tender  and  kind  be  all  our  thoughts  ; 

Through  all  our  lives  let  mercy  run ; 
So  God  forgives  our  numerous  faults, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  his  Son. 

HYMN  131.  (L.  M.) 

The  Pharisee  and  Publican.  Luke  xviii.  10,  &c. 

1  "l^FiHOLD  how  sinners  disagree, 
XJ  The  Publican  and  Pharisee  ! 
One  doth  his  righteousness  proclaim, 
The  other  owns  his  guilt  and  shame. 


niltXil    V^AAAll. 


s  This  man  at  humble  distance  stands, 
And  cries  for  grace  with  lifted  hands  ; 
That  boldly  rises  near  the  throne. 
And  talks  of  duties  he  hath  done. 

3  The  Lord  their  different  language  knows, 
And  dift''rent  answers  he  bestows ; 

The  humble  soul  with  grace  he  crowns. 
Whilst  on  the  proud  his  anger  fro>vns. 

4  Dear  Father,  let  me  never  be 
Join'd  with  the  boasting  Pharisee : 
I  have  no  merits  of  my  own, 

But  plead  the  sufferings  of  thy  Son. 


'S 


HYMN  132.  (L.  M.) 

Holiness  and  Grace.  Tilus  ii.  10 — 13. 

O  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine. 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

3  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honour  of  our  Saviour  God  : 
When  his  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  pow'r  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  deny'd. 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride  ; 
While  justice,  temp'rance,  truth  and  love. 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up. 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  Iiope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  liis  word. 


BOOK  I.  ft* 

HYMN  133.  (C.  M.) 

Love  and  Charity.  1  Cor.  xiii.  2—7,  11>. 

1  T  ET  Phaiisees  of  higli  esteem 
JLj  Their  faith  and  zeal  declare. 
All  their  religion  is  a  dream, 

If  love  be  wanting  there. 

2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye. 

Nor  is  provok'd  in  haste  ; 

She  lets  the  present  inj'ry  die, 

And  long  forgets  the  past. 

[3  Malice  and  rage,  those  fires  of  hell. 
She  quenches  with  her  tongue, 
Hopes,  and  believes,  and  thinks  no  ill, 
Though  she  endures  the  wrong.] 

[4  She  ne'er  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 
The  scandals  of  the  time  ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below. 
Nor  envies  those  that  climb.] 

5  She  lays  her  own  advantage  by, 

To  seek  her  neighbour's  good  ; 
So  God's  own  Son  came  down  to  die, 
And  bought  our  lives  Avith  blood. 

6  Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  pow'r 

In  all  the  realms  above : 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more 


But  saints  for  ever  love. 


ts 


HYMN  134.  (L.  M.) 

Religion  vain  -mthout  Love.  1  Cor.  xiii.  1 — 3. 

HAD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use. 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found 
Like  tinkUng  brass,  an  empty  sound. 
K  n  S 


'Ky u». J.3. XM.  J  •     V^-^*.^».^».  f   I.I 


S  Were  1  inspired  to  preacli,  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heav'n  and  hell ; 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store, 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor, 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame, 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name  : 

4  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men, 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fultil. 

HYMN  135.  (L.  M.) 

The  Love  of  Christ  shed  abroad  in  the  Heart.  Epb.  iii.  16,  Sec. 

1   ^^OME,  dearest  Lord,  descend,  and  dwell 
\y  By  faith  and  love  in  ev'ry  breast ; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel, 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  exprest. 

3  Come,  fill  our  hearts  witli  inward  strength, 
Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  heiglit,  and  breadth,  and  length. 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the  God  whose  pow'r  can  do 

More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honours  done, 

By  all  the  Church,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

HYMN  136.  (C.  M.) 

■Sincerity  and Uypocrisy  ;  or,  Fonnalilij  in  Worship.  John  iv.  24.  Psalm  cxx:p:s. 

23,  24. 

1  g~^  OD  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise, 
\ji  He  sees  our  inmost  mind  ; 
In  vain  to  heav'n  we  raise  our  cries. 
And  leave  qui'  souls  behind. 


BOOK  I.  97 

2  Nothing  but  triitli  before  his  throne 
With  honour  can  appear ; 

^         The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

I  Their  bending  knees  the  ground ; 

But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
'  Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  Ways, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere ; 

iThen  shall  1  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 
HYMN  137.  (L.  M.) 

Salvation  by  Grace  in  Christ.  2  Tim.  i.  9, 10. 

1  ']\T0W  to  the  pow'r  of  God  supreme 
i.^    Be  everlasting  honours  giv'n  ; 
He  saves  from  hell  (we  bless  his  name) 
He  calls  our  wand'ring  feet  to  heav'a. 

5  Not  for  our  duties  or  deserts. 

But  of  his  own  abounding  grace, 
He  works  salvation  in  our  hearts, 
And  forms  a  people  for  his  praise, 

3  Twas  his  own  purpose  that  begim 

To  rescue  rebels  doom'd  to  die ; 
He  gave  us  grace  in  Christ  his  Son, 
Before  he  spread  the  starry  sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  appears  at  last. 

And  makes  his  Father's  counsels  known  ^ 
Declares  the  great  transactions  past. 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down. 

3  He  dies  ;  and  in  that  dreadful  niglit 
Did  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell  destroy  j 


98  HYMNS  CXXX VIII,  CXXXIX.  1 1 

Rising,  he  brought  our  heav'n  to  light. 
And  took  possession  of  the  joy. 


F 


HYMN  138.  (CM.) 

Saitita  in  the  handt  of  Chrint.  John  x.  28,  29. 

IRM  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 
My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust ; 
If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  hands. 
My  soul  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2  His  honour  is  engaged  to  save 

The  meanest  of  liis  sheep  ; 
All  that  his  heav'nly  Father  gave 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  fav'rites  from  his  breast ; 
In  the  dear  bosom  of  his  love 
They  must  for  ever  rest. 

HYMN  139.  (L.  M.) 

Jlope  in  the  Covenant ;  or,  Go^s  Promise  and  Truth  unchangeable, 
Hcb.  vl.  17—19. 

1  TTXOW  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
Xl  To  rend  my  soul  from  thee,  my  God ! 
But  eveiiasting  is  thy  love, 

And  Jesus  seals  it  with  his  blood. 

3  The  oath  and  promise  of  the  Lord 

Join  to  confirm  the  wond'rous  grace ; 
Eternal  poWr  performs  the  word, 

And  fyis  all  heav'n  with  endless  praise. 

3  Amidst  temptations,  sharp  and  long, 
My  soul  to  this  dear  refuge  flics  ; 
Hope  is  my  anchor,  firm  and  strong. 
While  tempests  bloWj  and  billows  rise. 


BOOK  1.  99 

*  The  gospel  bears  my  spirit  up  ; 
A  faithful  and  unchanging  God 
Lays  the  foundation  for  my  hope, 
In  oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 

HYMN  140.  (C.  M.) 

A  living  am!  a  dead  Faith.— Collected  from  several  Scriptures. 

1  ~m /JISTAKEN  souls  that  dream  of  hcav'n^ 
J_^  J[  And  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joys  and  sins  forgiv'n, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust. 

5  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights. 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead  ; 

None  but  a  living  pow'r  unites 

To  Clnist,  the  living  head. 

3  'Tis  faith  tliat  changes  all  the  heart ; 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  love ; 
That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart, 
And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  hell 

By  a  celestial  pow'r  : 
This  is  the  grace  that  shall  prevail 
In  the  decisive  hour. 

[5  Faith  must  obey  her  Father's  will, 
As  well  as  trust  his  grace ; 
A  pard'ning  God  is  jealous  still 
For  his  own  holiness. 

6  When  from  the  curse  he  sets  us  free. 

He  makes  our  natures  clean ; 
Nor  would  he  send  his  Son  to  be 
The  minister  of  sin. 

7  His  Spirit  purifies  our  frame. 

And  seals  our  peace  with  God  : 


100  HYMN  CXLI. 

Jesus  and  his  salvation  came 
By  water  and  by  blood. 

HYMN  1*1.  (S.  M.) 

The  Hwniliation  arid  Extdtution  of  Christ.  Isa.  liii.  1—5, 10— l^". 

1  T"17H0  liath  believ'd  thy  word, 

▼  ▼     Or  thy  salvation  known  ? 
Reveal  thine  arm,  almighty  Lord, 
And  glorify  thy  Son. 

2  The  Jews  esteem'd  him  here 

Too  mean  for  their  belief: 
Sorrows  his  chief  acquaintance  were. 
And  his  companion  grief 

3  They  turn'd  their  eyes  away, 

And  treated  him  with  scorn ; 
But  'twas  their  griefs  upon  him  lay, 
Their  sorrows  he  has  borne. 

4  'Twas  for  the  stubborn  Jews, 

And  Gentiles,  then  unknown, 
The  God  of  justice  pleas'd  to  bruise 
His  best  beloved  Son. 

5  "  But  I'll  prolong  his  days, 

"  And  make  his  kingdom  stand ; 
"  My  pleasure,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
'•  Shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 

[6  '•  His  joyful  soul  shall  see 
"  The  purchase  of  his  pain, 
"  And  by  his  knowledge  justify 
"  The  guilty  sons  of  men.] 

[7  "  Ten  thousand  captive  slaves, 
"  Released  from  death  and  sin, 
'•  Shall  quit  their  prisons  and  their  gi^aves. 
*•  And  own  his  pow'r  divine.] 


BOOK  I.  101 

[8  "  Heav'n  sliall  advance  my  Son 
"  To  joys  that  earth  deny'd  ; 
"  Who  saw  the  foUies  men  had  done, 
"  And  bore  their  sins,  and  died/'] 

HYMN  143.  (S.  M.) 

The  Same.  Isa.  liii.  6—12.  , 


L 


IKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
And  broke  the  fold  of  God ; 
Each  wand'ring  in  a  different  way: 
But  all  the  downw^ard  road. 


2  How  dreadful  was  the  hour, 

When  God  our  wand'rings  iaid, 
And  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head ! 

3  How  glorious  was  the  grace 

When  Christ  sustain'd  the  stroke  ! 
His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pays 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 

4  His  honour  and  his  breath 

Were  taken  quite  away  : 
Join'd  with  the  wicked  in  his  deaths 
And  made  as  vile  as  they. 

5  But  God  shall  raise  his  head 

O'er  all  the  sons  of  men. 
And  make  him  see  a  num'rous  seed. 
To  recompense  his  pain. 

0  "  I'll  give  him,,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"  A  portion  with  the  strong : 
*•  He  shall  possess  a  large  reward, 
*•  And  hold  his  honours  long." 


102  HYMN  CXLIII. 

HYMN  143.  (C.  M.) 

Characters  of  the  Cfdldren  of  God. — From  several  Scriptures, 

1      AS  new-born  babes  desire  the  breast, 
j^  To  feed,  and  grow,  and  thrive  ; 
So  saints  with  joy  the  Gospel  taste. 
And  by  the  Gospel  live. 

[3  With  inward  giist  their  heart  approves 
All  that  the  word  relates ; 
They  love  the  men  their  Father  loves. 
And  hate  the  work  he  hates.] 

[3  Not  all  the  flatt'ring  baits  on  earth 
Can  make  them  slaves  to  lust : 
They  can't  forget  their  heav'nly  birth. 
Nor  grovel  in  the  dust. 

4  Not  all  the  cliains  that  tyrants  use 
Shall  bind  their  souls  to  vice ; 
Faith,  like  a  conq'ror,  can  produce 
A  thousand  victories.] 

[5  Grace,  hke  an  uncorrupted  seed. 
Abides  and  reigns  within  ; 
Immoital  principles  forbid 
The  sons  of  God  to  sin.] 

f  6  Not  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave 
Do  they  perform  his  will : 
But  with  the  noblest  pow'rs  they  I)ave 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil.] 

7  They  find  access  at  ev'ry  hour 

To  God  within  the  veil ; 
Hence  they  derive  a  quickening  powi*. 
And  joys  tliat  never  fail. 

8  O  happy  souls  !  O  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace  \ 


BOOK  r.  103 

To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat, 
And  see  his  lovely  face. 

9  Lord,  I  address  thy  heav'nly  throne ; 

Call  me  a  child  of  thine  : 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son, 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 

10  There  shed  thy  choicest  loves  abroad, 

And  make  my  comforts  strong: 
Then  sliall  I  say,  "  My  Father,  God," 
With  an  unwav'ring  tongue. 

HYMN  144.  (C.  M.) 

T/ie  loitnessing  and  sealing  Spirit.  Rom.  viii.  14,  16.  Eph.  i,  13, 14. 

1  XXT^HY  should  the  children  of  a  King 
V  ▼     Go  mourning  all  their  days  ? 
Great  Comforter !  descend  and  bring     • 
Some  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints. 
And  seal  the  heirs  of  heav'n  ? 
When  wilt  thou  banish  my  complaints, 
And  show  my  sins  forgiv'n  ? 

3  Assure  my  conscience  of  her  part 

In  the  Redeemer's  blood  ; 
And  bear  thy  witness  with  my  heart, 
That  I  am  born  of  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  his  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come, 
And  thy  soft  wings,  celestial  dove. 
Will  safe  convey  me  home. 


J 


HYMN  145.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  and  Aaron.  Taken  from  Heb.  vii.  and  Lx 

ESUS,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
A  thousand  glories  more 
Oo 


i04  HYMN  CXLV. 

Than  the  rich  gems  and  polish'd  gold 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

^  They  first  their  own  burnt-off 'rings  brought. 
To  purge  themselves  from  sin  ; 
Thy  life  was  pure,  without  a  spot, 
And  all  thv  nature  clean. 

[3  Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day. 
Was  on  their  altars  spilt ; 
But  thy  one  offering  takes  away 
For  ever  all  our  guilt.] 

[4  Their  priesthood  ran  through  sev'ral  hands. 
For  mortal  was  their  race  ; 
Thy  never-changing  office  stands 
Eternal  as  tliy  days.] 

[5  Once  in  tlie  circuit  of  a  year, 
With  blood,  but  not  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appears, 
Before  the  golden  throne.] 

[6  But  Christ,  by  his  own  pow'rful  blood, 
Ascends  above  the  skies. 
And  in  the  presence  of  our  God 
Shows  his  own  sacrifice.] 

7  Jesus,  the  King  of  gloiy,  reigns 

On  Zion's  heavenly  hill ; 
Looks  like  a  Lamb  that  has  been  slain, 
And  wears  his  priesthood  still. 

8  He  ever  hves  to  intercede 

Before  his  Father's  face  ; 
Give  him,  my  soul,  thy  cause  to  plead, 
Nor  doubt  the  Father's  grace. 


I 


BOOK  I.  105 

HYMN  146.  (L.  M.) 

Characters  of  C/ir/sr. —Borrowed  from  inanimate  things  in  Script^ire. 

I  £-^  O  worship  at  Immanuel's  feet, 
\J[  See  in  his  face  what  wonders  meet ! 
Earth  is  too  narrow  to  express 
His  worth,  his  glory,  or  his  grace. 

[2  The  whole  creation  can  afford 
But  some  faint  shadows  of  my  Lord  : 
Nature,  to  make  his  beauties  known. 
Must  mingle  colours  not  her  own.] 

[3  Is  he  compared  to  wine  or  bread  ? 
Dear  Lord,  our  souls  would  thus  be  fed : 
That  flesh,  that  dying  blood  of  thme, 
Is  bread  of  life,  is  heav'nly  wine.] 

[4  Is  he  a  tree  ?  The  world  receives 
Salvation  from  his  healing  leaves  : 
Tliat  righteous  branch,  that  fruitful  bough, 
Is  David's  root  and  ofF'spring  too.] 

[5  Is  hfi  a  rose  ?  Not  Sharon  \1elds 
Such  fragrancy  in  all  her  fiel^ls  : 
Or  if  the  lily  he^  assume, 
The  vallies  bless  the  rich  perfume.] 

[6  Is  he  a  vine  ?  His  heav'nly  root 

SuppUes  the  boughs  with  life  and  fruit : 

O  let  a  lasting  union  join 

My  soul  to  Christ  the  living  vine !] 

[7  Is  he  a  head?  Each  member  lives, 
And  owns  the  vital  pow'rs  lie  gives ! 
The  saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Join'd  by  his  Spirit  and  his  love.] 

[8  Is  he  a  fountain  ?  There  I  bathe, 
And  heal  the  plague  of  sin  and  death : 


106  HYMN  CLXVI. 

These  waters  all  my  soul  renew, 

And  cleanse  my  spotted  garments  too.] 

f  9  Is  he  a  fire  ?  He'll  purge  my  dross  : 
But  the  true  gold  sustains  no  loss  : 
Like  a  refiner  sliall  he  sit, 
And  tread  the  refuse  with  his  feet.] 

[10  Is  he  a  rock?  How  firm  he  proves ! 
Tlie  Rock  of  ages  never  moves  ; 
Yet  the  sweet  streams  that  from  him  flow, 
Attend  us  all  the  desert  through.] 

[11  Is  he  a  way?  He  leads  to  God: 
The  path  is  drawn  in  lines  of  blood ; 
There  woidd  1  walk,  with  hope  and  zeal. 
Till  I  arrive  at  Zion's  hill.] 

[13  Is  he  a  door?  I'll  enter  in  ; 
Behold  the  pastures  large  and  green : 
A  paradise  divinely  fair, 
None  but  the  sheep  have  freedom  there.] 

[13  Is  he  design'd  a  Corner-stone, 
For  men  to  build  their  heav'n  upon  ? 
rU  make  him  my  Foundation  too, 
Nor  fear  tlie  plots  of  hell  below.] 

[14  Is  he  a  temple?  I  adore 

Th'  indwelhug  majesty  and  pow'r ; 
And  still  to  his  most  holy  place, 
Whene'er  I  pray,  I'll  turn  my  face.] 

[15  Is  he  a  star  ?  He  breaks  the  night. 
Piercing  the  shades  \vitli  dawning  light , 
I  know  his  glories  from  afar, 
I  know  the  bright  the  morning-star.] 

[16  Is  he  a  sun  ?  His  beams  are  grace. 
His  course  is  joy  and  righteousness : 


BOOK  I.  10? 

Nations  rejoice  when  he  appears, 

To  chase  their  clouds  and  dry  their  tears. 

17  O  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies, 
Where  storms  and  darkness  never  rise  ; 
There  he  displays  his  pow'rs  abroad, 

And  shines,  and  reigns,  th'  incarnate  God.] 

18  Nor  eartli,  nor  seas,  nor  sun,  nor  stars, 
Nor  heav'n  his  full  resemblance  bears  ; 
His  beauties  we  can  never  trace, 

'Till  we  behold  liim  face  to  face. 

HYMN  147.  (L.  M.) 

The  J^'cmes  and  Tit'ca  of  Christ. — From  several  Scriptures, 

[t  ^riMlS  from  the  treasures  of  his  word 
I      I  borrow  titles  for  my  Lord ; 
Nor  art  nor  natiu'e  can  supply 
Sufficient  forms  of  majesty. 

2  Bright  image  of  the  Father's  face. 
Shining  with  undiminish'd  rays  ; 
Th'  eternal  God's  eternal  Son, 

The  heir  and  partner  of  his  throne.] 

3  The  King  of  kings ;  the  Lord  most  High, 
Writes  his  own  name  upon  his  thigh : 
He  wears  a  garment  dipt  in  blood, 

And  breaks  the  nations  with  his  rod. 

4  Where  grace  can  neither  melt  nor  move. 
The  Lamb  resents  his  injur'd  love  ; 
Awakes  his  wrath  without  delay, 

And  Judah's  Lion  tears  the  prey. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace  he  comes, 
What  winning  titles  he  assumes  ! 

"  Light  of  the  world,"  and  '•  Life  of  men," 
Nor  bears  those  characters  in  vain. 
0  o  S 


108  HYMN  CXLVIII. 

6  With  tender  pity  in  his  heart 
He  acts  the  Mediator's  part ; 

A  friend  and  brother  he  appears, 
And  well  fulfils  the  name  he  wears. 

7  At  length  the  Judge  his  throne  ascends, 
Divides  the  rebels  from  his  friends ; 
And  saints  in  full  fruition  prove 

His  rich  variety  of  love. 

HYMN  148.  Proper  Metre. 

The  same  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

[1  XX7ITH  cheerful  voice  I  sing 
W    The  titles  of  my  Lord, 
And  borrow  all  the  names 
Of  honour  from  his  word. 
Nature  and  art 
Can  ne'er  supply 
Sufficient  forms 
Of  majesty. 

§  In  Jesus  we  behold 

His  Father's  glorious  face, 
-Shining  for  ever  bright 
With  mild  and  lovely  rays. 
Th'  eternal  God's 
Eternal  Son 
Inherits  and 
Partakes  the  throne.] 

3  The  sovereign  King  of  kings, 
The  Lord  of  lords  most  high. 
Writes  his  own  name  upon 
His  garment  and  his  tliigh. 
His  name  is  call'd 
"  The  Word  of  God," 
He  rules  the  earth 
With  iron  rod* 


BOOK  I.  109 


4  Where  promises  and  grace 
Can  neither  melt  nor  move, 
The  angry  lamb  resents 
The  injuries  of  his  love  5 
Awakes  his  wrath 
Without  delay, 
As  lions  roar, 
And  tear  the  prey. 

b  But  when  for  works  of  peace 
The  great  Redeemer  coi^es. 
What  gentle  characters, 
What  titles,  he  assumes ! 
"  Light  of  the  World," 
And  "  Life  of  men ," 
Nor  will  he  bear 
Those  names  in  vain. 

6  Immense  compassion  reigns 

In  our  Immanuel's  heart, 
Wlien  he  descends  to  act 
A  Mediator's  part. 

He  is  a  friend. 

And  brother  too. 

Divinely  kind. 

Divinely  true. 

7  At  length  the  Lord  the  Judge 

His  awful  throne  ascends. 
And  drives  the  rebels  far 

From  favourites  and  friends 
Then  shall  the  saints 
Completely  prove 
The  heights  and  depths 
Of  all  his  love. 


110  HYIUNCXLIX. 

HYMN  14&.  (L.  M.) 

The  Offices  of  Christ.— Vrom  several  Scriptures. 

1    TOIN  all  the  names  of  love  and  pow'r 
fl    That  ever  men  or  angels  bore, 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Or  set  Immanuers  glory  forth. 

^  But  O  what  condescending  ways 
He  takes  to  teach  his  heav'nly  grace  ! 
My  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  he  bears  for  me, 

[3  The  "  Angel  of  the  covenant''  stands 
With  his  commission  in  his  hands. 
Sent  from  his  Father's  milder  throne, 
To  make  his  great  salvation  known.] 

[4  Great  Prophet,  let  me  bless  thy  name  r 
By  thee  the  joyful  tidings  came 
Of  wrath  appeas'd,  of  sins  forgiv'n. 
Of  hell  subdu'd,  and  peace  with  heav'n.] 

[.^  My  bright  example,  and  my  guide, 
1  would  be  walking  near  thy  side  ; 

0  let  me  never  run  astray. 
Nor  follow  the  forbidden  way  !] 

[6  I  love  my  Shepherd,  lie  shall  keep 
My  wand'ring  soul  amongst  the  sheep : 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  names. 
And  in  his  bosom  bears  the  lambs.] 

[7  My  Surety  undertakes  my  cause, 
Answ'ring  his  Father's  broken  laws ; 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedom  set. 
My  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt.] 

[8  Jesus,  my  great  High-Priest,  has  died, 

1  seek  no  sacrifice  beside  -, 


BOOK  I.  Ill 

His  blood  did  once  for  all  atone, 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne.] 

[9  My  advocate  appears  on  high, 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by  ; 
Not  all  that  earth  or  hell  can  say, 
Shall  turn  my  Father's  heart  away.] 

[10  My  Lord,  my  Conqu'ror,  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword  I  sing ; 
Thine  is  the  vict'ry,  and  I  sit 
A  joyful  subject  at  thy  feetr] 

[11  Aspire,  my  soul,  to  glorious  deed&, 
The  '-  Captain  of  Salvation''  leads  : 
March  on,  nor  fear  to  win  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way. 

12  Should  death  and  hell,  and  pow'rs  unknown. 
Put  all  their  forms  of  mischief  on, 
I  shall  be  safe,  for  Christ  displays 
Salvation  in  more  sov'reign  ways.] 

HYMN  150.  Proper  Metre. 

The  same  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

1    TOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
fl    Of  wisdom,  love,  and  pow'r. 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore  : 
All  are  too  mean 
To  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set 
My  Saviour  forth. 

^  But,  O  what  gentle  terms, 
What  condescending  ways, 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use. 

To  teach  his  heav'nly  grace  ! 


112  HYMNCL. 

Mine  eyes  with  joy 
And  Avonder  see 
What  forms  of  love 
He  bears  for  me. 

[3  Arrray'd  in  mortal  flesli, 
He  like  an  angel  stands. 
And  holds  the  promises, 
And  pardons,  in  his  hands : 

Commission'd  from 
His  Father's  throne. 
To  make  his  grace 
To  mortals  known.] 

[4  Great  Prophet  of  my  God, 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name  \ 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 
Of  our  salvation  came  : 
The  joyful  news 
Of  sins  forgiv'n, 
Ofhellsubdu'd, 
And  peace  with  heav'n.] 

[5  Be  thou  my  counsellor, 

My  pattern,  and  my  guide  ; 
And  through  this  desert  land 
Still  keep  me  near  thy  side. 
O  let  my  feet 
Ne'er  run  astray. 
Nor  rove,  nor  seek, 
The  crooked  way !] 

[6  I  love  my  Shepherd's  voice. 
His  watchful  eyes  shall  keep 
My  wand'ring  soul  among 
The  thousands  of  his  sheep : 


BOOK  I.  113 


^ 


He  feeds  his  flock, 
He  calls  their  names. 
His  bosom  bears 
Tiie  tender  lambs.] 

[7  To  this  dear  Surety's  hand 
Will  I  commit  my  cause ; 
He  answers,  and  fulfils 
His  Father's  broken  laws. 
Behold  my  soul 
At  freedom  set ; 
My  Surety  jjaid 
The  dreadful  debt.] 

[8  Jesus,  my  great  Hi2:h-Priest, 
Ofler'd  his  blood  and  died  ; 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 
No  sacrifice  beside. 
His  pow'rful  blood 
Did  once  atone ; 
And  now  it  pleads 
Before  the  throne.] 

[)  My  advocate  appears 

For  my  defence  on  high  ; 
The  Father  bows  his  ears. 
And  lays  his  thunder  by. 
Not  all  that  hell 
Or  sin  can  sav 
Shall  tm-n  his  heart. 
His  love,  away.] 

[10  My  dear  Almighty  Lord, 

My  Conqu'ror,  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword. 
Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing. 


114  HYMNGL. 

Thine  is  the  pow'r : 
Behold  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds 
Beneath  thy  feet. 

[11  Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down ; 
My  Captain  leads  me  forth 
To  conquest  and  a  crown. 
A  feeble  saint 
Shall  van  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hell 
Obstruct  the  way.] 

13  Should  all  the  hosts  of  death, 
And  pow'rs  of  hell  unknown^. 
Put  their  most  dreadful  forms 
Of  rage  and  mischief  on, 
I  shall  be  safe. 
For  Christ  displays 
Superior  pow'r, 
And  guardian  grace. 


END  OF  THE  FIRST  BOOK. 


HYMNS. 

BOOK  II. 

COMPOSED   ON  DIVINE  SUBJECTS. 


\.  W  WXrV-W  vwvww^  vwwv 


HYMN  1.  (L.  M.) 

A  SoJtg  nf  Praise  to  God. 

1   "l^ATURE  wtli  all  her  powers  shall  sing 
X^    God  the  Creator  and  the  King  : 
Nor  air,  nor  earth,  nor  skies,  nor  seas, 
Deny  the  tribute  of  their  praise. 

[2  Begin  to  make  his  glories  known. 
Ye  seraphs  that  sit  near  his  throne  ; 
Tune  your  harps  high,  and  spread  the  sound 
To  the  creation's  utmost  bound.] 

[B  All  mortal  things,  of  meaner  frame, 
Exert  your  force,  and  own  his  name  ; 
Wliilst  with  our  souls,  and  with  our  voice. 
We  sing  his  honours,  and  our  joys.] 

[4  To  him  be  sacred  all  we  have. 
From  the  young  cradle  to  the  grave : 
Our  lips  shall  his  loud  wonders  tell, 
And  ev'ry  word  a  miracle.] 

[5  These  western  shores,  our  native  land, 
Lie  safe  in  the  Almighty's  hand : 
Our  foes  of  vict'ry  dream  in  vain, 
And  wear  the  captivating  chain. 

6  Raise  monumental  praises  high 

To  him  that  thunders  through  the  skv, 

Pp  '/ 


116  HYMN  II. 

And  with  an  awful  nod,  or  frown. 
Shakes  an  aspiring  tyrant  down. 

[7  Pillars  of  lasting  brass  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  th'  eternal  name  ; 
While  trcnibling  nations  read  from  far 
The  honours  of  the  God  of  war.] 

8  Thus  let  our  flaming  zeal  employ 
Our  loftiest  thoughts  and  loudest  songs ; 
Let  tliere  be  sung,  with  warmest  joy, 
Hosannas  from  ten  thousand  tongues. 

[9  Yet,  mighty  God,  our  feeble  frame 
Attempts  in  vain  to  reach  thy  name : 
The  strongest  notes  that  angels  raise, 
Faint  in  the  worship  and  the  praise.] 

HYMN  2.  (C.  M.) 

The  J}'uth  of  a  Sinner. 

1  1\/f  Y  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, 
±tJl  Damnation  and  the  dead ; 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  soul 
Upon  a  dying  bed  ! 

^  Ling'ring  about  these  mortal  shores. 
She  makes  a  long  delay  ; 
Till,  like  a  flood,  with  rapid  force, 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

S  Then  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 
Down  to  the  fiery  coast, 
iimongst  abominable  fiends^ 
Herself  a  frigl^.tcd  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 
And  darkness  makes  their  chains  ; 
Tortur'd  with  keen  despair,  they  cry, 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 


BOOK  II.  117 

5  Not  all  their  anguish  and  their  blood 
For  their  own  guilt  atones, 
Nor  the  compassion  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

0  Amazing  grace,  that  kept  my  breath, 
Nor  bid  my  soul  remove, 
'Till  I  had  learn'd  my  Saviour's  death, 
And  well  insured  his  love  ! 

HYMN  3.  (C.  M.) 

The  Death  and  Burial  of  a  Saint. 

i  'WJ^^  do  we  mourn  departing  friends  ? 
V  ?     Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  ? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends, 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

S  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too, 
As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  should  we  wish  the  liours  more  s]o\t. 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  ? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blest, 

And  soften'd  ev'ry  bed : 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest. 
But  with  their  dying  head  ? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  liigh, 

And  show'd  our  feet  the  w^ay : 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesli  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise ; 


118  HYMNS  rV,V.  I 

Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground ; 
Ye  saints,  ascend  the  skies. 

HYMN  4.  (L.  M.) 

Salvation  in  tlie  Cross. 

i  TTXERE,  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God, 
JjL  I  lay  my  soul  benc?*th  thy  love. 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  thy  blood, 
Jesus  !  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

2  Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say. 

With  rage  and  light'ning  in  their  eye^, 
Nor  hell,  shall  flight  my  heart  away, 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3  Should  worlds  conspiie  to  drive  me  thence. 

Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  lie : 
Resolv'd  (for  that's  my  last  defence) 
If  I  must  perish,  there  to  die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear : 

Am  I  not  safe  beneath  thy  shade  ? 
Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dare  my  soul  invade. 

0  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 

And  all  my  foes  sliall  lose  their  aim : 
Hosanna  to  my  dying  God, 

And  my  best  honours  to  his  name. 

HYMN  5.  (L.  M.) 

Loyighi^  to  prai-ie  Christ  beitei\ 

1  y   ORD,  when  my  thoughts  with  wonder  roll 
JLi  O'er  the  sharp  sorrows  of  thy  soul. 
And  read  my  Maker's  broken  laws, 
Repair'd  and  honour'd  by  tliy  cross  ; 

5  When  I  behold  death,  hell,  and  sin, 
Vanquish'd  by  that  dear  blood  of  thine 


1 


BOOK  II.  11^ 

And  sec  the  man,  that  groan'd  and  died, 
Sit  glorious  by  his  Father's  side  ; 

3  My  passions  rise  and  soar  above, 

I'm  Aving'd  with  faith,  and  flr'd  with  love  j 
Fain  would  I  reach  eternal  things. 
And  learn  the  notes  that  Gabriel  sings. 

4  But  my  heart  fails,  my  tongue  complains, 
For  want  of  their  immortal  strains  ; 
And  in  such  humble  notes  ^s  these 
Must  fall  below  thy  victories. 

5  Well,  the  kind  minute  must  appear, 
When  we  shall  leave  these  bodies  here, 
These  clogs  of  clay,  and  mount  on  high. 
To  join  the  songs  above  the  sky. 

HYMN  6.  (C.  M.) 

^  Morning  Song. 

1  I^NCE  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 
\y  Salutes  thy  waking  eyes: 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

S  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats  ; 
The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heav'n  on  which  he  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame ; 
My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame. 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

£4  On  a  poor  worm  thy  pow'r  might  tread, 
And  I  could  ne'er  withstand  ; 
Thy  justice  might  have  crush'd  me  dead, 
But  mercy  held  thine  hand. 
p  p  S 


i20  HYMN  VIL 

5  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun, 
And  yet  thou  length'nest  out  my  thread. 
And  yet  my  moments  run.] 

6  Dear  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine. 

WJiilst  I  enjoy  the  light ; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline. 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

HYMN  7.  (C.  M.) 

►?n  Everting  Song. 

1  TXREAD  Sovereign,  let  my  ev'ning  song; 
_|_J^  Like  holy  incense  rise ; 
Assist  the  off 'rings  of  my  tongue, 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

3  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day 
Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard  : 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away. 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around ; 
But  O,  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  ? 
How  are  my  follies  multiply'd, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll ! 

5  Lord,  v^th  this  guilty  heait  of  mine. 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renew'd  by  thee. 

6  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pard'ning  blood. 

1  lay  me  down  to  rest  ^ 


BOOKII.  121 

As  iti  th'  embraces  of  my  God. 
Or  on  iny  Saviour's  breast. 

HYMN  8.  (C.  M.) 

^n  Hymn  for  Jihrnin^  or  Eveinig. 

1  "rjrOSANNA,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 
Jtl  To  God's  upholding  hand  ; 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round. 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

3  That  was  a  most  amazing  pow'r, 
That  rais'd  us  with  a  word ; 
And  ev'ry  day,  and  ev'ry  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head. 

And  angels  guard  the  room  ; 
We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed. 
That  was  not  made  our  touib. 

4  The  rising  morning  can't  assure  ^  . 

That  we  sliall  end  the  day  ; 
For  death  standvS  ready  at  the  door^ 
To  take  our  lives  away. 

5  Our  breath  is  forfeited  by  sin 

To  God's  avenging  law  ; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King,. 
In  ev'ry  gasp  we  draw. 

%  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  liglit 
Our  joy  and  safety  brings  : 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night, 
Beneath  his  sbady  wings. 


'A 


HYMN  9.  (C.  M.) 

Godly  Sorrovj  arising  from  tlie  Sufferii;gs  of  Chris!. 

LAS,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 
And  did  mv  Sov*rei£:n  die  I 


123  HYMN  X. 

Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

[3  Thy  body  slain,  sweet  Jesus,  thine, 
And  bath'd  in  its  own  blood, 
Wliile  all  expos'd  to  wratli  divine. 
The  glorious  Suff 'rer  stood  !] 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done. 

He  groan'd  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity !  grace  unknown ! 
And  love  beyond  degree ! 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in. 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died, 
For  man,  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face. 

While  his  dear  cross  appears. 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe : 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away ; 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

HYMN  10.  (C.  M.) 

Parting'  ivith  Carnal  Joys. 

1  1^/fY'  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight, 
Jjf  J[  And  bids  the  world  farewell ; 
Base  as  the  dirt  beneath  my  feet. 
And  mischievous  as- hell. 

3  No  longer  will  1  ask  your  love. 
Nor  seek  your  friendship  more  ; 
The  happiness  that  I  approve 
Is  not  within  your  pow*r. 


BOOK  II.  133 

3  There's  nothing  round  this  spacious  earth 
That  suits  my  large  desire  ; 
To  boundless  joy  and  solid  mirth 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire  ; 

[4  Where  pleasure  rolls  its  living  flood, 
From  sin  and  dross  retin'd. 
Still  springing  from  the  throne  of  God, 
And  fit  to  cheer  the  mind. 

5  Th'  almighty  Ruler  of  the  sphere. 
The  glorious  and  the  great, 
Brings  his  own  all-sufficience  there^ 
To  make  our  bliss  complete.] 

G  Had  I  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 
I'd  cUmb  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
There  sits  my  Saviom^  drest  in  love, 
And  there  my  smiling  God. 

HYMN  11.  (L.  M.) 

The  Seme. 

1  T  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away  ; 

I     Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind, 
False  as  the  smooth  deceitful  sea. 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along, 

Down  to  the  gulf  of  black  despair ; 
And  whilst  I  listen'd  to  your  song. 

Your  streams  had  e'en  convey'd  me  there. 

3  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace. 

That  warn'd  me  of  that  dark  abyss  ; 
That  drew  me  from  those  treach'rous  seas, 
And  bid  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4  Now  to  the  sliining  realms  above 

1  stretch  my  hands,  and  glance  mine  eyes : 


1S4  HYMNS  XII,  XIIL 

O  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies  ! 

5  There,  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasures  roll ; 
There  would  I  (ix  my  last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  souh 

HYMN  12.  (C.  M.) 

C/inst  18  the  Substance  of  the  Ltviticul  Priesthood- 

i  fTnHE  true  Messiah  now  appears, 
Ji.     The  types  are  all  withdrawn  ; 
So  fly  the  shadows  and  the  stars 
Before  the  rising  dawn. 

2  No  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambs. 

Nor  kid,  nor  bullock,  slain ; 
Incense  and  spice,  of  costly  names, 
Would  all  be  burnt  in  rain. 

3  Aaron  must  lay  his  robes  away, 

His  mitre  and  his  vest, 
When  God  himself  comes  down  to  be 
The  off 'ring  and  the  piiest. 

4  He  took  our  mortal  flesh,  to  show 

The  wonders  of  Ids  love  ; 
For  us  he  paid  his  life  below. 
And  prays  for  us  above. 

5  "  Father,"  he  cnes,  "  foi-give  their  sins, 

"  For  I  myself  have  died;" 
And  then  he  shews  his  open'd  veins, 
And  pleads  liis  wounded  side. 

HYMN  13.  (L.  M.) 

The  Creationy  Preservation,  Dissolution,  and  Jiestcration  of  thi»  TVorld, 

1   OlNG  to  the  Lord  that  built  the  skies, 
^  Tlie  Lord  that  rcar'd  this  statelv  frame; 


BOOK  II.  155 

Let  all  the  nations  sound  his  praise, 
And  lands  unknown  repeat  his  name. 

2  He  form'd  the  seas,  and  form'd  the  hills. 

Made  ev'ry  drop,  and  ev'ry  dust, 
Mature  and  time,  with  all  their  wheels, 
And  put  them  into  motion  first. 

3  Now,  from  lus  high  imperial  throne, 

He  looks  far  down  upon  tlie  spheres : 
He  bids  the  shining  orbs  roll  on. 
And  round  he  turns  the  hasty  years. 

h  Thus  shall  this  moving  engine  last. 
Till  all  his  saints  are  gather'd  in ; 
Then  for  the  trumpet's  dreadful  blasts 
To  shake  it  all  to  dust  again. 

5  Yet,  when  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skies.. 
And  lightning  burn  the  globe  below, 
Saints  you  may  lift  your  joyful  eyes, 

There's  a  new  heav'n  and  earth  for  you. 

HYMN  14.  (S.  M.) 

T/ie  LorcVs  Day  ;  or.  Delight  in  Ordinayices. 

1  X^")|TELC0ME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
V  V     That  saw  the  Lord  arise ; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes  ! 

3  The  King  himself  comes  near. 
And  feasts  his  saints  to-day  ; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here. 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place, 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 


4S6  HYMN  XV. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away. 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

HYMN  15.  (L.  M.) 

The  Enjoyment  of  Christ  ;  or.  Delight  in  TT^rsIdp. 

1  TJlAR  from  my  thoughts  vain  world  begone. 
Jr    Let  my  religious  hours  alone ; 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

5  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  vrtth  a  pure  desire : 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  vnih  heav'nly  love, 

(]3  The  trees  of  life  immortal  stand 
In  fragrant  rows  at  thy  right  hand. 
And  in  sweet  murmurs  by  their  side 
Rivers  of  bliss  perpetual  glide. 

4  Haste,  then,  but  with  a  smiling  face, 
And  spread  the  table  of  thy  grace  : 
Bring  down  a  taste  of  truth  divine. 
And  cheer  my  heart  with  sacred  winc.^ 

5  Blest  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare  ! 
How  sweet  thy  enteilainments  are  ! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace,  and  dying  love. 

[6  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine  ! 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine  : 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  One, 
That  eyes  have  seen,  or  angels  known. 


BOOK  II.  1S7 

HYMN  1(5.  (L.  M.) 

JPiiTt  tJie  Second. 

\   y  ORD,  what  a  heav'n  of  saving  grace 
JL^  Shines  througli  the  beauties  of  thy  face, 
And  lights  our  passions  to  a  llanie  ! 
Lord,  how  we  love  thy  charming  name ! 

2  When  T  can  say,  My  God  is  mine, 
When  I  can  feel  thy  glories  shine, 
1  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet, 
And  all  the  earth  calls  good,  or  great, 

3  While  such  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 
Our  raptur'd  eyes  and  souls  employs, 
Here  we  could  sit,  and  gaze  away 

A  long,  an  everlasting  day. 

4  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
To  the  fair  coasts  of  perfect  light : 
Then  sliall  our  joyful  senses  rove 
O'er  the  dear  object  of  our  love. 

[5  There  shall  we  drink  full  draughts  of  bliss. 
And  pluck  new  life  from  heav'nly  trees  ! 
Yet  now  and  then,  dear  Lord,  bestow 
A  drop  of  heav'n  on  worms  below. 

T)  Send  comforts  down  from  thy  right  hand, 
While  we  pass  through  this  barren  land  , 
And  in  thy  temple  let  us  see 
A  glimpse  of  love,  a  glimpse  of  thee.] 

HYMN  ir.  (C.  M.) 

God's  Eternity. 

1    O ISE.  rise  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground, 
jX  Stretch  all  thy  thouglits  abroad  ; 
And  rouse  up  ev'ry  tuneful  sound 
To  praise  th'  eternal  God. 


iS8  HYMN  XVIII. 

2  Long  e*er  the  lofty  skies  were  spread, 
Jehovah  filPd  his  throne, 
Or  Adam  form'd,  or  angels  made. 
The  Maker  liv'd  alone. 

S  His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  decrease. 
But  still  maintain  their  prime  : 
Eternity  *s  his  dwelling-place. 
And  ever  is  his  time. 

^  While  like  a  tide  our  minutes  flow, 
The  present  and  the  past, 
He  fills  his  own  immortal  7iow, 
And  sees  our  ages  waste. 

5  The  sea  and  sky  must  perish  too, 

And  vast  destruction  come ! 
The  creatures — ^look !  how  old  they  grow, 
And  wait  their  fiery  doom. 

6  Well,  let  the  sea  shrink  all  away. 

And  flame  melt  down  the  skies ! 
My  God  shall  live  an  endless  day. 
When  th'  old  creation  dies. 

HYMN  18.  (L.  M.)      . 

The  Ministry  of  Angels. 

1   XJIGH  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light, 
JLx  The  King  of  glory  spreads  his  seat, 
And  troops  of  angels,  stretch'd  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round  his  awful  feet. 

'^  "  Go  (saith  the  Lord*)  my  Gabriel,  go, 
"  Salute  the  virgin's  fruitful  womb : 
«  Make  haste.f  ye  cherubs,  down  below 
"  Sing  and  proclaim  the  Saviour  come.'* 

*  Luke  i.  26.  f  Luke  ii.  13. 


BOOK  II.  1^^ 

3  Here  a  bright  squadron*  leaves  the  skies, 
And  thick  around  Elisha  stands  ; 
Anon  a  heav'nly  soldier  llies, 

And  breaks  the  diains  from  Peter'sf  hands. 

4,  Thv  ^vinged  troops,  0  God  of  hosts, 

Wait  on  thy  wand'ring  church  below  ; 
Here  we  are  saiUng  to  thy  coasts. 
Let  angels  be  our  convoy  too. 

4j   Are  they  not  all  thy  servants.!  Lord  ! 
At  thy  comniand  they  go.  and  come  ; 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  thy  word, 
And  guard  thy  children  to  their  home. 

HYim  10.  (c.  M.) 

Our  frail  bodies y  and  God  our  Preserver. 

1  T  ET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
_1_J  Nor  death  nor  danger  fear ; 

But  we'll  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand. 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay  ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  Jife  contains  a  thousand  springs. 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone : 
Strange !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame. 

The  God  that  built  us  first ; 
Salvation  to  th'  almighty  name. 
That  rear'd  us  from  the  dust. 

*  2  Kings  vi.  17.  f  Acts  xii.  7.  i  Heb.  1 14. 


430  HYMN  XX.  ^ 

[5  He  spoke,  and  sti-aight  our  hearts  and  brains' 
In  all  our  motions  rose : 
"  Let  blood,"  said  he,  "  flow  round  the  veins ;'» 
And  round  the  veins  it  flows. 

6  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 
Our  Maker  we'll  adore ; 
His  Spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more.] 

HYMN  so.  (C.  M.) 

Sackaliding  and  Jletjn^s ,-  or.  The  InconHancy  of  our  Love. 

^  "Vl/HY  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 
?  f     My  God,  my  chief  delight ; 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  moi  c  by  day 
With  thee,  no  more  by  night  ? 

[3  Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove  ? 
Where  can  such  sweetness  be. 
As  I  have  tasted  in  thy  love. 
As  I  have  found  in  thee  ?] 

3  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace. 
My  heart  presumes  I  cannot  lose 
The  relish  all  my  days. 

4  But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flatt'ring  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

[5  Trifles  of  nature,  or  of  art. 
With  fair  deceitful  charms, 
Intrude  into  my  thoughtless  heart, 
And  thrust  me  from  thy  arms.] 

6  Then  I  repent,  and  vex  my  soul, 
That  I  should  leave  thee  s(^: 


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Where  will  those  wild  affections  roll, 
That  let  a  Saviour  go  ? 

[7  Sin's  promis'd  joys  are  turn'd  to  pain. 
And  I  am  drown'd  in  grief; 
But  my  dear  Lord  returns  again. 
He  flies  to  my  relief. 

8  Seizing  my  soul  with  sweet  surprise,. 
He  draws  with  loving  bands ; 
Divine  compassion  in  his  eyes, 
And  pardon  in  liis  hands.] 

[9  Wretcli  that  I  am,  to  wander  thus 
In  chase  of  false  delight ! 
Let  me  be  fasten'd  to  thy  cross. 
Rather  than  lose  thy  sight. 

i  0  Make  haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal. 
And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  of  my  soul. 
My  God,  my  Saviour's  breast.] 

HYMN  2i.  (L.  M.) 

A  Son_g-  of  Praise  to  God  the  Redeemer. 

1  T  ET  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song^ 
iJ  Of  great  Diana,  and  of  Jove; 
But  the  sweet  theme  that  moves  my  tongue^ 
Is  my  Redeemer,  a!id  his  love. 

S  Behold,  a  God  descends  and  dies. 
To  save  my  soul  from  gaping  hell ! 
How  the  black  gulph  wheie  Satan  lies 
Yawn'd  to  receive  me  when  I  fell. 

3  How  justice  frown'd,  and  vengeance  stood. 
To  drive  me  down  to  endless  pain ! 
But  the  great  Son  propos'd  his  blood. 
And  heav'nly  wrath  grew  mild  again. 


133  HYMNS  XXII,  XXIII. 

4  Infinite  Lover  !  gracious  Lord  ! 

To  thee  be  endless  Iionours  giv'n ; 
Thy  wond'ious  name  shall  be  ador'd 
Round  tlie  wide  earth,  and  wider  heav'n. 

HYMN  S3.  (L.  M.) 

With  God  is  terrible  Jlajea'y. 

1  fTpERRIBLE  God,  that  reign'st  on  high, 
JL     How  awful  is  thy  thund'ring  hand  ! 
Thy  fiery  bolts,  how  fierce  tliey  fly  ! 
Nor  can  all  earth  or  hell  withstand. 

3  This  the  old  rebel-angels  knew^. 

And  Satan  fell  beneath  thy  frown : 
Thine  arrows  struck  the  traitor  through, 
And  weighty  vengeance  sunk  him  down. 

3  This  Sodom  felt,  and  feels  it  still, 

And  roars  beneath  th'  eternal  load  : 
"  With  endless  burnings  who  can  dwell, 
"  Or  bear  the  fury  of  a  God  !" 

4  Tremble,  ye  sinners,  and  submit. 

Throw  down  your  arms  before  his  throne ; 
Bend  your  heads  low  beneath  his  feet. 
Or  his  strong  hand  shall  crush  you  down. 

5  And  ye,  blest  saints,  that  love  him  too. 

With  rev'rence  bow  before  his  name ; 
Thus  all  his  heav'nly  servants  do  : 
God  is  a  bright  and  burning  flame. 

HYMN  33.  (L.  M.) 

T%e  Sight  of  God  and  Christ  in  Heaven. 

1  1~^ESCEND  from  heav'n,  immortal  Dove, 
%J  Stoop  down,  and  take  us  on  thy  Avings, 
And  mount,  and  bear  us  far  above 
The  reach  of  these  inferior  things. 


BOOK  U.  133 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky. 

Up  where  eternal  ages  roll, 
Where  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight, 

Of  our  Almighty  Father's  throne  ! 
There  sits  our  Saviom-,  crown'd  with  light, 
Cloth'd  in  a  body  like  om'  own. 

4  Adoring  saints  around  him  stand, 

And  thrones  and  powers  before  him  fall ; 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  man, 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all ! 

5  0  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing, 
And  sit  on  ev'ry  heav'nly  hill, 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King ! 

6  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear. 

That  I  shall  mount  and  dwell  above. 
And  stand  and  bow  amongst  'em  there. 
And  view  thy  face,  and  sing,  and  love  > 

HYMN  34.  (L.  M.) 

The  evil  of  Sin  visible  in  the  Fall  of  Angels  and  Men. 

1  1s:T7'HEN  the  great  Builder  arch'd  the  skies, 
Y  ▼     And  form'd  all  nature  witli  a  word, 
The  joyful  cherubs  tun'd  his  praise, 
And  ev'ry  bending  throne  ador'd. 

3  High  in  the  midst  of  all  the  throng, 
Satan,  a  tall  archangel,  sat ; 
Amongst  the  morning  stars  *  he  sung. 
Till  sin  destroy'd  his  heav'nly  state. 

[3  'Twas  sin  that  hurl'd  him  from  his  throne^ 
Grov'ling  in  flre  the  rebel  lies : 

♦  Job  xxxviii.  T. 


134  HYMN  XXV. 

'•  How  art  thou  sunk  in  darkness  down, 
'•  Son  of  the  morning,*  from  the  skies !"] 

4  And  thus  our  two  first  parents  stood. 
Till  sin  defil'd  the  happy  place ; 
They  lost  their  garden  and  their  God, 
And  ruin'd  all  their  unborn  race. 

[5  So  sprung  the  plague  from  Adam's  bow'r^ 
And  spread  destiuction  all  abroad : 
Sin,  that  cui's'd  name,  that  in  one  hour 
Spoil'd  six  days'  labour  of  a  God.] 

6  Tremble,  my  soul,  and  mourn  for  grief, 

That  such  a  foe  should  seize  thy  breast ; 
Fly  to  thy  Lord  for  quick  relief ; 

O  may  he  slav  this  treacherous  s;uest. 

7  Then  to  thy  throne,  victorious  King, 

Then  to  thy  throne  our  shouts  shall  rise. 
Thine  everlasting  arm  vre  sing, 

For  sin.  the  monster,  bleeds  and  dies. 

HYMN  25,  (C.  M.) 

Coiv plaining  of  Spiritual  Sloth. 

1  "H^/ffY  drowsy  pow'rs,  why  sleep  ye  so? 
-.▼A  Awake,  my  sluggish  soul ! 
Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do, 
Yet  nothing's  half  so  dull. 

n  The  little  ants,  for  one  poor  grain. 
Labour,  and  tug,  and  strive  ; 
Yet  we,  who  have  a  heav'n  t'  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live  ! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands. 
And  stars  their  courses  move  ; 
We.  for  whose  guard  the  angel-bands 
Come  flying  from  above : 

♦  Isaiah  xiv.  12, 


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4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  do>vn, 

And  labom-'d  for  our  good, 
How  careless  to  secure  tliat  crown 
He  purchased  with  his  blood  ! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still, 

And  never  act  our  parts  ? 
Come,  holy  Hove,  from  th'  heav'nly  hill, 
And  sit,  and  warm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move, 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise  ; 
With  hands  of  fluth,  and  wings  of  love, 
We'll  fly,  and  take  the  prize. 


HYMN  §0.  (L.  M.) 

God  Invhible. 

ORD,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals  blind, 
We  can't  behold  thy  bright  abode ; 
Oh !  'tis  beyond  a  creature-m.ind. 

To  glance  a  thought  half-way  to  God. 


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3  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky 
The  great  Eternal  reigns  alone. 
Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fly, 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne. 

3  Tlie  Lord  of  glory  builds  his  seat 

Of  gems  incomparably  bright. 
And  lays  beneath  his  sacred  feet 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  tliy  gracious  eyes 

Look  through  and  cheer  us  from  above  ; 
Beyond  our  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
Yet  we  adore,  and  yet  we  love. 


136  HYMN  XXVn, 

HYMN  87.  (L.  M.) 

Praise  ye  him  all  his  Angels.  Psalm  cxlviii.  2. 

1  1^  OD !  the  eternal,  awful  name  ! 

VX  That  the  whole  heav'nly  army  fears, 
Tliat  shakes  the  wide  creation's  frame, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  hears. 

S  Like  flames  of  fire  his  servants  are, 

And  light  sun-ounds  his  dweUing-place  ^ 
But,  O  ye  fi'ry  flames,  declare 
The  brighter  glories  of  his  face. 

3  'Tis  not  for  such  poor  worms  as  we 

To  speak  so  infinite  a  thing ; 
But  your  immortal  eyes  survey 

The  beauties  of  your  sovereign  King* 

4  Tell  how  he  shows  his  smiling  face, 

And  clothes  all  heav'n  in  bright  array ; 
Triumph  and  joy  run  through  the  place, 
And  songs  eternal  as  the  day. 

5  Speak  (for  you  feel  his  burning  love) 

What  zeal  it  spreads  through  all  your  frame ; 
That  sacred  fire  dwells  all  above. 
For  we  on  earth  have  lost  the  name. 

[6  Sing  of  his  pow'r  and  justice  too, 
I'hat  infinite  right  hand  of  his, 
That  vanquish'd  Satan  and  his  crew, 

And  thunder  drove  them  down  from  bliss.] 

[7  What  mighty  storms  of  poison'd  darts 
Were  hurl'd  upon  the  rebels  there  ! 
What  dreadful  jav'lins  nail'd  their  hearts 
Fast  to  the  racks  of  long  despair.] 

[8  Sliout  to  your  King,  ye  heav'nly  host, 
You  that  beheld  tlie  sinking  foe  : 


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BOOK  11.  137 

Firmly  ye  stood  when  tliey  were  lost ; 
Praise  the  rich  grace  that  kept  you  so.] 

9  Proclaim  his  wonders  from  the  skies. 
Let  ev'ry  distant  nation  hear : 
And  while  you  sound  liis  lofty  praise, 
Let  humbfe  mortals  bow  and  fear. 

HYMN  28.  (C.  M.) 

Death  and  Eternity. 

1   OTOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that  us'd  to  rise, 
J5  Converse  awhile  with  death : 
Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

3  His  quiv'ring  lip  hangs  feebly  down, 
His  pulses  faint  and  few ; 
Then  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan, 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But,  Oh,  the  soul  that  never  dies ! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay ! 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  track  its  wond'rous  way. 

4  Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwell. 

It  mounts,  triumphing,  there : 
Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell. 
In  intinite  despair. 

5  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die  ? 

And  must  this  soul  remove  ? 
Oh,  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh, 
To  bear  it  safe  above  ! 

6  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 

My  naked  soul  I  trust ; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  thy  command, 
To  drop  into  my  dust. 


138  HYMNS  XXIX,  XXX. 

HYMN  39.  (C.  M.) 

Redemption  by  Price  and  Pcnoer. 

1    TESUS,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 
tl    My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 
Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love, 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

S  Blest  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 
Wlio  bought  me  with  his  blood, 
And  quench'd  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood. 

3  The  Lamb  that  freed  my  captive  soul 

From  Satan's  heavy  chain. 
And  serjt  the  Lion  down  to  howl 
Where  hell  and  horror  reign. 

4  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 

And  never-ceasing  praise, 
While  angels  live  to  know  his  name, 
Or  saints,  that  feel  his  grace. 

HYMN  30.  (S.  M.) 

Heavenly  Joy  on  Earth. 

[1  ^OME,  we  that  love  the  Lord. 
V^y  And  let  our  joys  be  known; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord. 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

3  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banish'd  from  the  place  ,- 
Religion  never  was  design'd 
To  make  our  pleasures  less.] 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing, 

That  never  knew  our  God. 
But  fav'rites  of  the  heav'nly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 


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[4  The  God  that  rules  on  liigli, 

And  tluindcis  when  he  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  tlie  seas :] 

5  This  awful  God  is  ours. 

Our  Father  and  our  Love  ; 
He  shall  send  down  his  heav'nly  pow'r-Sj 
To  carry  us  above. 

0  Tliere  shall  we  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin  ; 
There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 
Diink  endless  pleasures  in. 

7  Yes,  and  before  we  rise 
To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss. 
Should  constant  joys  create. 

[8  The  men  of  grace  have  found, 
Glory  begun  below : 
Celestial  fruits,  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow.] 

[9  Tlie  hill  of  Sion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 
Before  we  reach  the  heav'nly  fields. 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

to  Then  let  our  songs  abound. 
And  ev'iT  tear  be  dry : 
We're  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground. 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high.] 


'W 


HYMN  31.  (L.  M.) 

Christ^s  Presence  makes  Heath  easy. 

HY  should  we  start,  and  fear  to  die  ? 
What  tim'rous  worms  we  mortals  are' 
Rr 


140    •  HYMNXXXII. 

Death  is  tlie  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

S  The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife. 
Fright  our  approaching  souls  away ; 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  hfe, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay, 

3  Oh !  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  haste. 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate. 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are. 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head. 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

HYMN  32.  (C.  M.) 

Frailty  and  Folly. 

t  XXOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life  ! 
JlX  How  vast  our  souls'  affairs ! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 
To  lavish  out  their  years. 

3  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along. 
Without  a  moment's  stay  : 
Just  like  a  story,  or  a  song. 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

^  from  on  high  invites  us  home^ 
t  we  march  heedless  on, 
^  ^  ^^er  hast'ning  to  the  tomb, 

^  o^  downward  as  we  run. 

^\\A  ^  leservc  the  deepest  hell. 

^XooV  ht  the  joys  above  ! 

^^  vo  of  ven2;eance  should  we  feej, 


4i  '^'^  ^\\^^^^.^e         sucli  cords  of  love  ! 


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5  Draw  us,  O  God,  with  sov'rcigii  grace. 
And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high. 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 

HYIVIN  33.  (C.  M.) 

The  blessed  Society  in  Heaveii, 

\  Tj  AISE  thee,  my  soul,  fly  up,  and  run 
3\,  Through  ev'ry  heav'nly  street. 
And  say,  There's  nought  below  the  sun 
That's  woiihy  of  thy  feet. 

^3  Thus  will  we  mount  on  sacred  wings, 
And  tread  the  courts  above  : 
Nor  earth,  nor  all  her  mightiest  things. 
Shall  tempt  our  meanest  love.] 

3  There,  on  a  high  majestic  throne, 

Th'  almighty  Father  reigns. 
And  sheds  his  glorious  goodness  down 
On  all  the  blissful  plains. 

4  Bright,  like  the  sun,  the  Saviour  sits, 

And  spreads  eternal  noon  ; 
No  ev'ning  there,  nor  gloomy  nights, 
To  want  the  feeble  moon. 

5  Amidst  those  ever-shining  skies, 

Behold  the  sacred  Dove, 
While  banish'd  sin  and  sorrow  fliea 
From  all  the  realms  of  love. 

6  The  glorious  tenants  of  the  place 

Stand  bending  round  the  throne  ; 
And  saints  and  seraphs  sing  and  praise 
The  infinite  Three-One. 

[7  But,  O  what  beams  of  heav'nly  grace 
Transport  them  all  the  while  ! 


14<2  HYMNS  XXXIV,  XXXV. 

Ten  thousand  smiles  from  Jesus'  face. 
And  love  in  ev'ry  smile  !] 

8  Jesus  !  O  when  shall  that  dear  day, 
That  joyful  hour  appear, 
When  1  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay. 
To  dwell  among  them  there  ? 

HYMN  34.  (C.  M.) 

Breatldng  cfter  the  Holy  Spint ;  or,  Fert'eiicy  of  Devotion  Jckizcff. 

i  ipiOME,  lioly  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
\_j  With  all  thy  quick'ning  pow'ii5  5 
.Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  diese  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

S  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below". 
Fond  of  these  trifling  toys  : 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs. 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise, 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord !  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor  dying  rate, 
Our  love  so  famt,  so  cold  to  thee. 
And  thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

o  Come,  holy  Spmt,  heav'nly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  pow'rs, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

HYMN  35.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  to  God  for  Creation  and  Jiedemption. 

ET  them  neglect  thy  glory.  Lord, 
Who  never  knew  thy  grace  ; 


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BOOK  II.  143 

But  our  loud  songs  sliall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee. 

And  send  them  to  thy  throne ; 
All  glory  to  th'  United  Three, 
Tlie  undivided  One. 

3  'Tvvas  he  (and  we'll  adore  his  name) 

That  form'd  us  by  a  word ; 
'Tis  he  restores  our  ruin'd  frame  : 
Salvation  to  the  liOrd  ! 

4  Hosanna!  let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound ; 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice 
In  one  eternal  round. 

HYMN  36.  (S.  M.) 

Christ^s  intercession. 

1  "^"WTELL,  the  Redeemer's  gone, 

W     'T  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throne 
With  his  atoning  blood. 

2  No  fi'ry  vengeance  now. 

No  burning  wrath  comes  down : 
If  justice  calls  for  sinner's  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  lie  moves  ! 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honour  sing  ; 
Jesus,  the  Priest,  receives  our  songs, 
And  beai's  them  to  the  King, 
u  r  s 


144^  HYMN  XXXVll. 

[5  We  bow  before  his  face, 

And  sound  his  glories  high  ; 

"  Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace 

"  That  lays  his  thunder  by.] 

6  "  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
"  And  triumphs  all  above :" 
But,  Lord,  how  weak  are  mortal  strains. 
To  speak  immortal  love ! 

[7  How  jarring  and  how  low 
Are  all  the  notes  we  sing ! 
Sweet  Saviour,  tune  our  songs  anew, 
And  they  shall  please  the  King.] 

HYMN  37.  (C.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1  T  IFT  up  your  eyes  to  th'  heav'nly  seats, 
JLi  Where  our  Redeemer  stays  ; 
Kind  intercessor,  there  he  sits. 
And  loves,  and  pleads,  and  prays. 

3  'Twas  well,  my  soul,  he  died  for  thee^ 
And  shed  his  vital  blood, 
Appeas'd  stern  justice  on  the  tree. 
And  then  arose  to  God. 

3  Petitions  now,  and  praise,  may  rise. 
And  saints  their  off 'rings  bring, 
The  Priest,  with  his  own  sacrifice. 
Presents  them  to  the  King. 

[4  Let  Papists  trust  what  names  they  please. 
Their  saints  and  angels  boast ; 
We've  no  such  advocates  as  these. 
Nor  pray  to  th'  heav'nly  host.] 

§  Jesus  alone  shall  bear  my  cries 
Up  to  his  Father's  throne  : 


BOOK  11.  145 

He,  dearest  Lord,  perfumes  iny  sighs, 
And  sweetens  ev'ry  groan. 

[6  Ten  thousand  praises  to  the  King, 
"  Hosanna  in  the  highest!" 
Ten  thousand  thanks  our  spirits  bring 
To  God,  and  to  his  Christ.] 

HYMN  38.  (C.  M.) 

Love  t)  God. 

1  TryAPPY  the  heart  where  graces  reign, 
jOL  Where  love  inspires  the  breast : 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train. 

And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas !  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear : 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign. 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  'Tis  love  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move  ; 
The  devils  know  and  tremble  too  ; 
But  Satan  cannot  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings. 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease  ; 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  tlie  sweet  realms  of  bliss.  ( 

5  Before  we  quite  forsake  our  clay. 

Or  leave  this  dark  abode, 
The  wings  of  love  bear  us  away. 
To  see  our  smiling  God. 

HYMN  39.  (C.  M.) 

The  Short7iess  and  Misery  of  Life. 

1   /^UR  days,  alas !  our  mortal  days, 
\J  Are  short  and  wretched  too , 


146  HYMNS  XL,  XLI. 

"  Evil  and  few,"*  the  patriarch  says  : 
And  well  the  patriarch  knew. 

S  'Tis  but  at  best  a  narrow  bound, 
That  heav'n  allows  to  men. 
And  pains  and  sins  run  through  the  round 
Of  threescore  years  and  ten. 

3  Well,  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 

Run  on,  my  days,  in  haste  ; 
Moments  of  sin,  and  months  of  woe. 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

4  Let  heav'nly  love  prepare  my  soul, 

And  call  her  to  the  skies, 
Where  years  of  long  salvation  roll, 
And  glory  never  dies. 

HYMN  40.  (C.  M.) 

Our  Comfort  in  the  Covenant  made  ivith  Chnst. 

1  i^UR  God  !  how  firm  his  promise  stands ! 
\J  E'en  when  he  hides  his  face, 

He  trusts  in  our  Redeemer's  hands 
His  glory  and  his  grace. 

2  Then  why,  my  soul,  these  sad  complaints, 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one  ? 
Thy  God  is  faithful  to  his  saints. 
Is  faithful  to  his  Son. 

3  Beneath  his  smiles  my  heart  hath  liv'd. 

And  part  of  heav'n  possest  ; 
I  praise  his  name  for  grace  receiv'd, 
And  trust  him  for  the  rest. 

HYMN  41.  (L.  M.) 

,i  sight  of  God  mortifies  u«  to  the  World. 

[1  XTP  to  the  fields  where  angels  lie, 
Xj    And  living  waters  gently  roll, 

•  Gep.  xlvij.  9. 


BOOK  II.  145^ 

Fain  would  my  thoughts  leap  out  and  fly ; 
But  sii)  liangs  heavy  on  my  soul. 

2  Thy  wond'rous  blood,  dear  dying  Christ, 

Can  make  this  world  of  guilt  remove ; 
And  thou  canst  hear  me  where  thou  fly'st. 
On  thy  kind  wings,  celestial  Dove  ! 

3  O  might  I  once  mount  up  and  see 

The  glories  of  tli'  eternal  skies ! 
What  little  things  these  worlds  would  be ! 
How  despicable  to  my  eyes  !] 

4  Had  I  a  glance  of  the©,  my  God, 

Kingdoms  and  men  w^ould  vanish  soon  5 
Vanish,  as  thougli  I  saw  them  not. 
As  a  dim  candle  dies  at  noon. 

5  Then  they  might  fight,  and  rage,  and  rave, 

I  should  perceive  the  noise  no  more 
Than  we  can  hear  a  shaking  leaf. 

While  rattling  thunders  round  us  roar. 

6  Great  All  in  all !  eternal  King  ! 

Let  me  but  view  thy  lovely  face. 
And  all  my  pow'rs  shall  bow,  and  sing, 
Thine  endless  grandeur  and  thy  grace. 

HYMN  4^.  (C.  M.) 

Delight  in  God. 

1  l^/i'Y  God,  what  endless  pleasures  dwell 
j3X  Above,  at  thy  right  hand ! 

Thy  courts  below,  how  amiable, 
Wlicre  all  thy  graces  stand  [ 

2  The  swallow  near  thy  temple  lies, 

And  chirps  a  cheerful  note ; 
The  lark  mounts  upwards  to  the  skies, 
And  tunes  her  warbling  throat. 


148  HYMN  XLIH. 

3  And  we,  when  in  thy  presence,  Lord., 

We  shout  with  joyful  tongues ; 

Or  sitting  round  our  Father's  board. 

We  crown  the  feast  with  songs. 

4  While  Jesus  shines  with  quick'ning  grace, 

We  sing  and  mount  on  high  j 
But  if  a  frown  becloud  liis  face, 
We  faint,  and  tire,  and  die. 

[5  Just  as  we  see  the  lonesome  dove 
Bemoan  her  widow'd  state, 
Wand'ring,  she  flies  through  all  the  grove, 
And  mourns  her  loving  mate. 

i5  Just  so  our  thoughts,  from  thing  to  thing, 
In  restless  circles  rove  ; 
Just  so  we  droop,  and  hang  the  wing, 
When  Jesus  hides  his  love.] 

HYMN  43.  (L.  M.) 

Chrisfs  Sufferings  and  Glory. 

1  "TVfOW  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise 
_i.^    To  great  Jehovah's  equal  Son! 
Aw^ake,  my  voice,  m  heav'nly  lays, 
Tell  the  loud  wonders  he  hath  done. 

5  Sing  how  he  left  the  worlds  of  light, 

And  the  bright  robes  he  wore  above ; 
How  swift  and  joyful  was  his  flight. 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love. 

[3  Down  to  this  base,  this  sinful  earth. 
He  came,  to  raise  our  nature  high  5 
He  came  t'  atone  almighty  w^rath  ; 
Jesus,  the  God,  was  born  to  die.] 

[4  Hell  and  its  lions  roar'd  around  ; 

His  precious  blood  the  monster  spilt ! 


BOOK  II.  149 

While  weighty  sorrows  pi  est  him  down, 
Large  as  tlie  loads  of  all  our  guilt.] 

5  Deep  in  tlie  shades  of  gloomy  death, 

Th'  almighty  Captive  prisoner  lay  ; 
Th'  almighty  Captive  lell  the  earth, 
And  rose  to  everlasting  day. 

6  Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 

Up  to  his  throne  of  shining  grace  ; 
See  what  immortal  glories  sit 

Round  the  sweet  beauties  of  his  face. 

7  Amongst  a  thousand  harps  and  songs, 

Jesus,  the  God,  exalted  reigns ; 
His  sacred  name  fills  all  their  tongues, 
And  echoes  through  the  heav'nly  plains  i 

HYMN  44.  (L.  M.) 

Jlell ;  or.  The  Vengeance  of  God. 

1  ■W'WTITH  holy  fear,  and  humble  song, 
W    The  dreadful  God  our  souls  adore  3 
Rev'rence  and  awe  become  the  tongue, 
That  speaks  the  terrors  of  his  pow'r. 

S  Far  in  the  deep,  where  darkness  dwells. 
The  land  of  horror  and  despair. 
Justice  hath  built  a  dismal  hell, 

And  laid  her  stores  of  vengeance  there, 

[3  Eternal  plagues,  and  heavy  chains, 
Tormenting  racks,  and  fi'ry  coals. 
And  darts  t'  inflict  immortal  pains, 
Dy'd  in  the  blood  of  damned  souls. 

4  There  Satan,  the  first  sinner,  lies. 

And  roars,  and  bites  liis  iron  bands : 
In  vain  the  rebel  strives  to  rise. 

Crushed  with  the  weight  of  both  thy  hands.] 


150  HYMNS  XLV,  XLVL 

9  There  guilty  ghosts  of  Adam's  race 

Shriek  out  and  howl  beneath  thy  rod: 
Once  tliey  could  scorn  a  Saviour's  grace. 
But  they  incens'd  a  dreadful  God. 

6  Tremble,  ray  soul,  and  kiss  the  Son  ; 
Sinner,  obey  the  Saviour's  call ; 
Else  your  damnation  hastens  on. 
And  hell  gapes  wide,  to  wait  your  fall. 

HYMN  4.^.  (L.  M.) 

God^s  Condescension  to  our  Worship . 

-1  fipiHY  favours,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls  ! 
X     Will  the  Eternal  dwell  with  us  ? 
What  canst  thou  find  beneath  the  poles, 
To  tempt  thy  chariot  downward  thus  ! 

S  Still  might  he  till  his  starry  throne, 

And  please  his  ears  with  Gabriel's  songs ; 
But  th'  heav'nly  Majesty  comes  down, 
And  bows  to  hearken  to  our  tongues. 

S  Great  God !  what  poor  returns  we  pay 
For  love  so  infinite  as  thine ; 
Words  are  but  air,  and  tongues  but  clay ; 
But  thy  compassion  's  all  divine. 

HYMN  46.  (L.M.) 

God's  Condescension  to  Human  ^Iffuirs. 

1  T  TP  to  the  Lord  that  reigns  on  high, 
\_j    And  views  the  nations  from  afar. 
Let  everlasfing  ])raises  fly, 

And  tell  how  large  his  bounties  are. 

[2  He  that  can  shake  the  worlds  he  made, 
Or  with  his  word,  or  wth  his  rod ; 
His  goodness,  how  amazing  great, 
And  what  a  condescending  God !] 


BOOK  If.  i.''^ 

[3  God,  that  must  stoop  to  view  the  skies, 
And  bow  to  see  what  angels  do, 
Down  to  our  earth  he  casts  his  eyes. 
And  bends  his  footsteps  downward  too.] 

4  He  over-rules  all  mortal  tilings, 

And  manages  our  mean  aflfairs ; 
On  humble  souls  the  King  of  kmgs 
Bestows  his  counsels  and  his  cares. 

5  Our  sorrows  and  our  tears  we  pour 

Into  the  bosom  of  our  God; 
He  hears  us  in  the  mournful  hour, 
And  helps  us  bear  the  heavy  load. 

6  In  vain  might  lofty  princes  try 

Such  condescension  to  perform  ! 
For  w^orms  were  never  rais'd  so  high 
Above  their  meanest  fellow-worm. 

7  O  could  our  thankful  hearts  devise 

A  tribute  equal  to  thy  grace, 
To  the  third  heav'n  our  songs  should  rise. 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 

HYMN  47.  (L.  M.) 

Glory  and  Grace  in  the  PersoJi  of  CUrist. 

1  "l^rOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song ! 

X^    Awake,  my  soul,  awake  my  tongue ; 

Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  name, 

And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

3  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace  ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 
Hath  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise  and  pow'rful  God  : 

Ss 


±52  HYMN  XLVIII. 

And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  ev'ry  rolling  star. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labour  of  thine  hands  : 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 

5  Grace !  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme  ; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name  ! 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound  ; 

Ye  heav'ns,  reflect  it  to  the  ground ! 

6  Oh,  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold ! 

HYAIN  48.  (C.  M.) 

Love  to  the  Creatures  is  dangerous. 

1  TTOW  vain  are  all  things  here  below ! 
JLJL  How  false,  and  yet  hoAV  fair  ! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 

And  ev'ry  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 

Give  but  a  flatt'ring  hght ; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigli, 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest  friends, 

The  partners  of  our  blood. 
How  they  divide  our  wav'ring  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God ! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 

How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense  ; 
Thither  the  warm  affections  move^ 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence* 


BOOK  II.  4  53 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 
My  soul's  eternal  food ; 
And  grace  command  my  heart  away 
From  all  created  good. 

HYMN  49.  (C.  M.) 

Jlfoses  dying  in  the  embraces  of  God. 

4  y^EATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid, 
JLr   If  God  be  wth  us  there  ;  ' 

We  may  walk  through  its  darkest  shadp, 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 

2  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 

If  my  Creator  bid  ; 
And  run,  if  I  were  call'd  to  go, 
And  die,  as  Moses  did. 

3  Might  I  but  climb  to  Pisgah's  top, 

And  view  the  promised  land, 
My  flesh  itself  would  long  to  drop, 
And  pray  for  the  command. 

4  Clasp'd  in  my  heav'nly  Father's  arms. 

I  would  forget  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death. 

HYMN  50.  (L.  M.) 

Comforts  under  Sorroivs  and  Pains. 

i  "IVrOW  let  the  Lord  my  Saviour  smile, 
X^    And  show  my  name  upon  his  heart ; 
I  would  forget  my  pains  aw^hile, 
And  in  the  pleasure  lose  the  smart. 

%  But  O !  it  swells  my  sorrows  high. 
To  see  my  blessed  Jesus  frown  ; 
My  spirits  sink,  my  comforts  die, 
And  all  the  springs  of  life  are  down. 


15*  HYMN  LI. 

5  Yet  why,  my  soul,  why  tliese  complaints  r 

Still,  while  he  frowns,  his  bowels  move :      k 

Still  on  his  heart  he  bears  his  saints,  1 

And  feels  tiieir  sorrows  and  his  love.  I 

4^  My  name  is  printed  on  his  breast ; 
His  book  of  life  contains  my  name ; 
I'd  rather  have  it  there  imprest, 
Than  in  the  bright  records  of  fame. 

■»  When  the  last  fu'e  burns  all  things  here. 
Those  letters  shall  securely  stand, 
And  in  the  Lamb's  fair  book  appear, 
Writ  by  th'  eternal  Father's  hand. 

6  Xow  shall  my  minutes  smoothly  run, 

Wliilst  hei^e  I  wait  my  Father's  will : 
My  rising  and  my  setting  sun, 
Rolls  gently  up  and  down  the  hill, 

HYMN  51.  (L.  M.) 

God  the  Son  equal  xuith  the  Father. 

1  T|  RIGHT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God  ! 
XJ  Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat ; 
To  thee  we  hft  an  humble  thought. 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

[S  Thy  pow'r  hath  form'd,  thy  wisdom  sways, 
All  nature  wth  a  sov'reisn  word ; 
And  the  IjriglU  world  of  stars  obeys 
The  will  of  their  superior  Lord.] 

[3  Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one, 

And  smihng  sit  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
Eteriial  justice  guards  thy  throne. 

And  vengeance  waits  thy  dread  command.] 

4  A  thousand  seraplis,  strong  and  bright, 
Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity  j 


BOOK  II.  155 

But  who  amongst  the  sons  of  Ught 
Pretends  comparison  \vith  thee  ? 

5  Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 
Jesus,  array'd  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 
A  full  equality  with  God. 

[6  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams, 
Their  essence  is  for  ever  one : 
Though  they  are  known  by  different  names, 
The  Father  God,  and  God  the  Son. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ  our  King 
With  equal  honours  be  ador'd : 
His  praise  let  ev'ry  angel  sing ; 
And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord.] 

HYMN  o2.  (C.  M.) 

Death  dreculfnly  or  deligJufuL 

1  irvEATH  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
JLr   To  those  that  have  no  God, 
When  the  poor  soul  is  forc'd  away, 
To  seek  her  last  abode. 

5  In  vain  to  heav'n  she  lifts  her  eyes. 
But  guilt,  a  heavy  chain. 
Still  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  fire,  and  pain. 

3  Awake  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell  ; 
Let  stubborn  sinners  fear : 
You  must  be  driv'n  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  \on^  for  ever  there. 

-i  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you, 
And  flashes  in  your  face  ; 
And  tiiou,  my  soul,  look  downward  too, 
And  sing  recovering  grace. 

s  s  2'. 


156  HYMN  LIII. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sov'reign  love, 

That  pronvis'd  heav'n  to  me, 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above. 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

6  Prepare  me,  Lord,  for  thy  right  hand  : 

Then  come  the  joyful  day; 
Come,  death,  and  some  celestial  band. 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 

HYMN  53.  (C.  M.) 

The  Pilgrimage  of  the  Saints ,-  or,  Earth  and  Heave?*. 

1  T   ORD,  what  a  wretched  land  is  this, 
X^  That  yields  us  no  supply, 
No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees, 
Nor  streams  of  living  joy  ? 

3  But  pricking  thorns  through  all  the  ground, 
And  mortal  poisons,  grow ; 
And  all  the  rivers  that  are  found, 
With  dang'rous  waters  flow. 

8  Yet  the  dear  path  to  thine  abode 
Lies  through  this  horrid  land : 
Lord  !  we  would  keep  the  heav'nly  road, 
And  run  at  thy  command. 

[4  Our  souls  shall  tread  the  desert  through 
With  undiverted  feet : 
And  faith  and  flaming  zeal  subdue 
The  terrors  that  we  meet.] 

[5  A  thousand  savage  beasts  of  prey 
Around  the  forest  roam ; 
But  Judah's  Lion  guards  the  way, 
And  guides  the  strangers  home.] 

[6  Long  nights  and  darkness  dwell  below, 
With  scarce  a  twinkling  ray  5 


BOOK  II.  157 

But  the  bright  world  to  which  we  go 
Is  everlasting  day.] 

[7  By  glimm'ring  hopes,  and  gloomy  fears, 
We  trace  the  sacred  road  ; 
Through  dismal  deeps,  and  dangerous  snares. 
We  make  our  way  to  God.] 

8  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 
But  we  march  upward  still ; 
Forget  tliese  troubles  of  the  ways, 
And  reach  at  Zion's  hill. 

[9  See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates. 
Inviting  us  to  come  ! 
There  Jesus,  the  forerunner,  waits, 
To  welcome  travellers  home  !] 

10  There,  on  a  green  and  flow'ry  mount, 
Our  weary  souls  shall  sit. 
And  with  transporting  joys  recount 
The  labours  of  our  feet. 

[11  No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue. 
Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear  ; 
Infinite  grace  shall  fill  our  song. 
And  God  rejoice  to  hear.] 

IS  Eternal  glory  to  the  King, 

Tliat  brought  us  safely  through. 
Our  tongues  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 
And  endless  praise  renew. 


HYMN  .54.  (C.  M.) 

God 's  Presence  is  Light  in  Darkness. 

Y  God !  the  spring  of  all  my  joys^ 
The  life  of  my  delights, 
rhe  glory  of  my  brightest  days. 
And  comfort  of  my  nights ! 


*M 


158  HtMN  LV. 

%  111  darkest  shades,  if  he  appear. 
My  dawning  is  begun  ! 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star. 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heav'ns  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  liis  heart  is  mine, 
And  whispers,  '•  I  am  his  !" 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 

rd  break  through  ev'ry  foe ; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith. 
Should  bear  me  conqu'ror  through. 

HYMN  b^.  (C.  M.) 

Frail  Life,  and  succeeding-  Eternity. 

1  fipiHEE  we  adore,  eternal  name  ! 

I     And  humbly  own  to  thee, 

How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame ; 

What  dying  worms  are  we  ! 

[a  Our  wasting  lives  grow  shorter  still. 
As  months  and  days  increase  5 
And  ev'ry  beating  pulse  we  tell 
Leaves  but  the  number  less. 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  fu'st  it  gave ; 
Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be. 
We're  trav'lling  to  the  gi^ave.] 

4  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  gi'ound, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb  5 


BOOK  11.  159 

And  tierce  diseases  wait  around. 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

5  Good  God  !  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  ev  erlasting  tilings  ! 
Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  hfe's  feeble  strings. 

6  Infinite  joy  or  endless  woe 

Attends  on  ev'ry  breath  ; 
And  yet  how  unconcern'd  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death  ! 

7  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 

To  walk  this  dang'rous  road  ; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God. 

HYMN  56.  (C.  M.) 

T7i€  Jyfisei^j  of  bdii^  loithotit  God  in  this  World;  CP,  Vain  ProspeiHty. 

1  "]^rO,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more, 
_L^    Who  grow  profanely  great. 
Though  they  increase  their  golden  store, 

And  rise  to  wond'rous  height. 

2  They  taste  of  all  the  joys  that  grow 

Upon  this  earthly  clod ! 
Well,  they  may  search  the  creature  througlV, 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  God. 

3  Shake  off  the  thoughts  of  dying  too. 

And  think  your  life  your  own  ; 
But  death  comes  hast'ning  on  to  you, 
To  mow  your  glory  down. 

4  Yes,  you  must  bow  your  stately  head. 

Away  your  spirit  flies  ; 
And  no  kind  angel  near  your  bed, 
To  bear  it  to  the  skies. 


160  HYMN  LVll. 

0  Go  now,  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  how  bright  they  sliine : 
Your  heaps  of  glitt'ring  dust  are  your^, 
And  my  Redeemer's  mine. 

HYMN  57.  (L.  M.) 

The  Pleasures  of  a  good  Conscience. 

1  TT  ORD.  how  secure  and  blest  are  they, 
JLi  Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardon'd  sin  ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shake  earth  and  seai, 

Their  minds  have  heav'n  and  peace  within, 

S  The  day  glides  swiftly  o'er  their  heads, 
Made  up  of  innocence  and  love ; 
And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades. 
Their  nightly  minutes  gently  move. 

1^3  Quick  as  their  thoughts  their  joys  come  on. 
But  fly  not  half  so  swift  away  : 
Their  souls  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And  calm  as  summer  evenings  be. 

4  How  oft  they  look  to  th'  heav'nly  hills, 

Where  groves  of  Mving  pleasure  grow ! 
And  longing  hopes  and  cheerful  smiles 
Sit  undisturb'd  upon  their  brow.] 

5  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys, 

But  spend  the  day,  and  share  the  night, 
In  numb'ring  o'er  the  richer  joys, 

Tliat  heav'n  prepares  for  their  delight. 

6  While  wretched  we,  like  worms  and  moles, 

Lie  grov'Ung  in  the  dust  below ; 
Aluughty  grace  renew  our  souls  ! 
-And  we'll  aspire  to  glory  too. 


BOOK  II.  161 

HYMN  58.  (C.  M.) 

The  Shortness  of  Life ^  and  the  Goodness  of  God. 

1  FTT^IME !  *  what  an  empty  vapour  'tis ; 
J[    And  days,  how  swift  they  are  I 
Swift  as  an  Indian  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  shooting  star. 

[^.  The  present  moments  just  appear. 
Then  slide  away  in  haste, 
That  we  can  never  say,  "  They're  here ;" 
But  only  say,  "  They're  past."] 

[3  Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 
And  death  is  ever  nigh : 
The  moment  when  our  lives  begin. 
We  all  begin  to  die.] 

4  Yet,  mighty  God !  our  fleeting  days 
Thy  lasting  favour's  share ; 
Yet,  with  the  bounties  of  thy  grace, 
Thou  load'st  the  rolling  year. 

S)  'Tis  sov'reign  mercy  finds  us  food, 
And  we  are  cloth 'd  with  love : 
While  grace  stands  pointing  out  the  road. 
That  leads  our  souls  above. 

6  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round  ,- 

All  glory  to  the  Lord ! 
His  mercy  never  knows  a  bound  ; 
And  be  his  name  ador'd  ! 

7  Thus  we  begin  the  lasting  song : 

And  when  we  close  our  eyes, 
Let  the  next  age  thy  praise  prolong, 
Till  time  and  nature  dies* 


163  HYMN  LXIX. 

HYMN  39.  (C.  M.) 

Paradise  on  Earth. 

1  1^  LORY  to  God,  that  walks  the  sky, 
\Jf  And  sends  his  blessuigs  through  ; 
That  tells  his  saints  of  joys  on  liigh. 
And  gives  a  taste  below. 

[S  Glory  to  God,  that  stoops  his  throne, 
That  dust  and  worms  may  see't, 
And  brings  a  glimpse  of  glory  down, 
Around  his  sacred  feet. 

3  When  Christ,  with  all  his  graces  crown'd, 

Slieds  his  kind  beams  abroad, 
'Tis  a  young  heav'n  on  earthly  ground, 
And  glory  in  the  bud. 

4  A  blooming  Paradise  of  joy 

In  this  wild  desert  springs, 
And  ev'ry  sense  T  straight  employ 
On  sweet  celestial  things.' 

5  White  lillies  all  around  appear. 

And  each  liis  glory  shows  ; 
The  rose  of  Sharon  l3lossoms  here, 
The  fairest  flow'r  that  blows. 

6  Cheerful  I  feast  on  heav'nly  fruit. 

And  drink  the  pleasures  down ; 
Pleasures  that  flow  hard  by  the  foot 
Of  the  eternal  throne.] 

7  But  ah  !  how  soon  my  joys  decay  \ 

How  soon  my  sins  arise  ! 
And  snatch  the  heav'nly  scene  away 
From  these  lamenting  eyes. 

8  When  shall  the  time,  dear  Jesus,  wlien 

The  shining  day  appear, 


BOOK  II.  Hi^ 

That  1  shall  leave  tliesc  clouds  of  sin, 
And  guilt  and  darkness  lierc  ^ 

9  Up  to  the  fields  above  the  skies, 
My  hasty  feet  would  go  ; 
There  everlasting  flow'rs  arise. 
And  joys  unwith'ring  grow. 

HYMN  60.  (L.  M.) 

TIic  Truth  of  God  the  Promiser,'  or,  The  Fromises  are  our  Seciaiti'. 

1  jrjRATSE,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
JL     To  him  that  earth's  foundations  laid  : 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 

-S  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word, 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees. 
He  sets  his  kindest  promises. 

[3  Firm  are  the  w^ords  his  prophets  give, 
Sweet  words,  on  which  his  children  live : 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 
Who  spoke,  and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 

i  Each  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound, 
That  bid  the  new-made  world  go  round  : 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  poles, 
On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls.] 

5  Whence  then  should  doubts  and  fears  arise  \ 
Why  trickling  sorrows  drown  our  eyes  ? 
Slowly,  alas !  our  mind  receives 

The  comforts  that  our  Maker  gives. 

6  O  for  a  strong  a  lasting  faitli! 

To  credit  what  th'  Almiglity  saitli ! 
T'  embrace  the  message  of  his  Son* 
And  call  the  joys  of  heav'n  our  Qwn. 
Tt 


164  HYMN  LXl. 

7  Then  should  the  earth's  old  pillars  shake, 
And  all  tlie  wlieels  of  nature  break ; 

Our  steady  souls  would  fear  no  more 
Than  solid  rocks  when  billows  roar. 

8  Our  everlasting  hopes  arise 
Above  the  ruinable  skies, 
Where  the  eternal  Builder  reigns, 
And  his  own  courts  his  pow'r  sustains. 

HYMN  61.  (CM.) 

A  TImtght  of  Death  and  Glory. 

1  T^/TY  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day, 
_Ly_|_  And  think  how  near  it  stands, 
When  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay, 
And  ily  to  unknown  lands. 

£2  And  you,  mine  eyes,  look  down  and  view 
The  hollow  gaping  tomb  ; 
This  gloomy  prison  waits  for  you, 
Whene'er  the  summons  come.] 

3  Oh !  could  we  die  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  us  in  their  stead  ; 
Then  would  our  spirits  learn  to  fly, 
And  converse  with  the  dead. 

4  Then  should  we  see  the  saints  above, 

In  their  own  glorious  forms. 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

[5  How  we  should  scorn  these  clothes  of  flesh. 
These  fetters,  and  this  load ; 
And  long  for  ev'ning,  to  undress, 
That  we  may  rest  with  God.] 

•n  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay 
Before  the  summons  come, 


BOOK  II.  165 


And  pray,  and  wisli  our  soi^s  away, 
To  their  eternal  home. 


*s 


HYMN  63.  (C.  M.) 

God  the  Thunderer,'  or,  The  last  Judgment  and  Heli.* 

ING  to  the  Lord,  yc  heav'nly  hosts  ; 
And  tliou,  O  earth,  adore  : 
Let  death  and  hell  through  all  their  coasts 
Stand  trembling  at  his  pow'r. 

-3  His  sounding  chariot  shakes  the  sky  ; 
He  makes  the  clouds  his  throne ; 
There  all  his  stores  of  lightning  lie, 
'Till  vengeance  darts  them  down. 

3  His  nostril's  breathe  out  fi'ry  streams, 

And  from  his  awful  tongue 
A  sov'rcign  voice  divides  the  flames. 
And  thunder  roars  along. 

4  Think,  O  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day, 

When  this  incensed  God 
Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  burn  the  sea, 
And  fling  his  wrath  abroad ! 

^  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner,  do  ? 
He  once  defi'd  the  Lord  ! 
But  he  shall  dread  the  Thund'rer  now, 
And  sink  beneath  his  word. 

6  Tempests  of  angry  fire  shall  roll, 
To  blast  the  rebel-woiTii, 
And  beat  upon  his  naked  soul 
In  one  eternal  storm. 


H 


HYMN  63.  (C.  M.) 

A  Funeral  Thought. 

ARK  !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound. 
My  ears  attend  the  cry ; 

*  Made  in  a  great  sudden  storm  of  Thunder,  Aug-.  20, 1697. 


i60  HYMNLXIV 


"  Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  grounck, 
'•  Wiicic  you  must  sliortly  Jie. 

2  "  Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

^'  In  spite  of  all  your  tow'rs  ; 
^'  The  tall,  the  wise,  the  rev'rend  head, 
'•  Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God !  is  tliis  our  certain  doom  ? 

And  are  we  still  secure  ? 
Still  walking  downward  to  our  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more  ! 

4  Grant  iis  the  pow'r  of  quick'ning  grace. 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly  ; 
Then,  when  wx  drop  this  dying  flesh. 
Well  rise  above  the  sky. 

HYMN  64.  (L.  M.) 

God  the  Glory  and  the  Defence  of  Sion. 

i>  TTFAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  place 
.mJL  The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace  ; 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 
Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

5  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heav'nly  warriors  waits  ; 
Nov  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fix'd  on  his  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage. 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage  ; 
Like  rising  waves,  Avith  angry  roar. 
That  dasli  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

4  'llicn  let  our  souls  in  Zion  dwell ; 
Nor  fear  tlie  wrath  of  Rome  and  liell : 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground. 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 


BOOK  If.  167 

5  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run. 
On  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 
x\nd  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

HYMN  05.  (C.  M.) 

The  Hopes  of  Ueaven  our  Support  wider  Ti-ials  on  FMrth. 

i  TTT^HEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
V  ▼     To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  ev'ry  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

S  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage^ 
And  hellish  darts  be  hurl'd. 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage. 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heav'n,  my  all : 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heav'nly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

HYMN  66.  (C.  M.) 

A  Prospect  of  Heaven  makes  Death  easy. 

1  rriHERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
X     Where  saints  immortal  reign  ^ 
Inflnite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

3  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 
And  never  with'ring  flowers  : 
Death,  hke  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heav'nly  laud  from  ours. . 
T  t  3 


108  HYMNLXVII. 

[3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 

Stand  drest  in  living  green : 
^    So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Joidan  roll'd  between, 

4  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 
To  cross  this  narrow  sea ; 
And  linger,  shiv'ring  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away.] 

.1  O !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 
Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes ! 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stoocl, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er. 
Not  Jordan's  streams,  nor  death's  cold  floodv 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

HYMN  Q7.  (C.  M.) 

GoiTs  Eteimal  Dommion. 

GREAT  God !  how  infinite  art  thon  ! 
What  worthless  worms  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

'Z  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made  j 
Fhou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  quite  naked  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey. 

From  the  formation  of  the  sky 

To  the  great  burning  day. 

4  Eternity,  witli  all  its  years. 

Stands  present  in  thy  view : 


BOOK  II.  109 

To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appears ; 
Great  God !  there's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn', 
And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares, 
A\hile  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  aflairs. 

0  Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow. 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

HYMN  68.  (C.  M.) 

The  humble  Worship  of  Heaven. 

1  TlATHER,  I  long,  I  faint  to  see 
J^    The  place  of  thine  abode : 

I'd  leave  thine  earthly  courts,  and  flee 
Up  to  thy  seat,  my  God ! 

3  Here  I  behold  thy  distant  face, 
And  'tis  a  pleasing  sight ; 
But  to  abide  in  thine  embrace 
Is  infinite  delight. 

3  I'd  part  with  all  the  joys  of  sense, 
To  gaze  upon  thy  throne  ; 
Pleasure  spiings  fresh  for  ever  thence. 
Unspeakable,  unknown. 

g4  There  all  the  heav'nly  hosts  are  seen, 
In  shining  ranks  they  move, 
And  drink  immortal  vigour  in, 
With  wonder,  and  with  love. 

5  Then,  at  thy  feet,  with  awful  fear, 
Th'  adoring  armies  fall  ; 
With  joy  they  shrink  to  nothing  there. 
Before  the  Eternal  All. 


170  HYMN  LXrX. 

6  There  I  would  vie  with  all  the  host 

In  duty  and  in  bliss  ; 
While  less  than  nothing  I  could  boast. 
And  Tcmity^  confess.] 

7  The  more  thy  glories  strike  mine  eyes. 

The  humbler  I  shall  lie  ; 
Thus,  while  I  sink,  my  joys  shall  rise 
Unmeasurably  high. 

HYMN  69.  (C.  M.) 

The  Faithfulness  of  Cod  in  the  Promises. 

[1  XjEGIN,  my  tongue,  some  heav'nly  theme, 
JJ  And  speak  some  boundless  thing, 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name, 
.  Of  our  eternal  King. 

^  Tell  of  his  wond'rous  faithfulness, 
And  sound  his  pow'r  abroad  ; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace. 
And  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim,  "  Salvation  from  the  Lord, 

'-  For  wretched  dying  men ;" 
His  hand  has  Avrit  the  sacred  word 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  Engrav'd  as  in  eternal  brass 

The  mighty  promise-  shines : 
Nor  can  the  pow'rs  of  darkness  raze 
Those  everlasting  lines.] 

[.5  He  that  can  dash  whole  worlds  to  death, 
And  make  them  when  he  please  ; 
He  speaks,  and  tliat  almighty  breath 
Fulfils  liis  great  decrees. 

C»  Hl»  very  word  of  grace  is  strong, 
As  that  which  built  the  skies  ^ 

*  Isaiah  xl.  17. 


BOOK  II.  171 

The  voice  that  rolls  the  stars  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

7  He  saicL  '-  Let  the  wide  heav'ii  be  spread/^ 

And  heav'n  was  stretch'd  abroad ; 
"  Abrah'm.  I'll  be  thy  God,"  he  said, 
And  he  was  xVbrah'm's  God. 

8  O,  might  I  hear  thy  hcav'nly  tongue 

But  whisper,  "  Thou  art  mine  !" 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  almost  divine. 

I)  How  would  my  leaping  heart  rejoice. 
And  think  my  heav'n  secure  ! 
I  trust  the  all-creating  voice. 
And  faith  desires  no  more.] 

HYMN  70.  (L.  M.) 

Cod's  Dominio7i  over  the  Sea.  Psalm  cvii.  23,  &?■. 

1  £^  OD  of  the  seas,  thy  thund'ring  voice 
\jf  Makes  all  the  roaring  waves  rejoice  ! 
And  one  soft  word  of  thy  command 
Can  sink  them  silent  in  the  sand. 

■^  If  but  a  Moses  wave  thy  rod. 

The  sea  divides,  and  owns  its  God : 
The  stormy  floods  their  Maker  knew^ 
And  let  his  chosen  armies  through. 

3  The  scaly  shoals,  amidst  the  sea. 
To  thee,  their  Lord,  a  tribute  pay : 
The  meanest  fish  that  swims  the  flood 
Leaps  up,  and  means  a  praise  to  God. 

[4  The  larger  monsters  of  the  deep, 
On  thy  commands  attendance  keep, 
By  thy  permission  sport  and  play, 
And  cleave  along  their  foaming  way. 


irs  HYMN  LXXI. 

5  If  God  his  voice  of  tempest  rears, 
Leviathan  Ues  still,  and  fears ; 
Anon  he  lifts  his  nostrils  high, 
And  spouts  the  ocean  to  the  sky.] 

0  How  is  thy  glorious  pow'r  ador'd, 
Amidst  these  wat'ry  nations.  Lord  ! 
Yet  the  bold  men  that  trace  the  seas, 
Bold  men  !  refuse  their  Maker's  praise. 

[7  What  scenes  of  miracles  tliey  sec. 
And  never  tune  a  song  to  thee  ! 
While  on  the  flood  they  safely  ride, 
They  curse  the  hand  tliat  smoothes  the  tide. 

8  Anon  they  plunge  in  v/at'ry  graves, 

And  some  drink  death  among  the  waves'; 
Y'et  the  surviving  crew  blaspheme. 
Nor  own  the  God  that  rescu'd  them.] 

9  O,  for  some  signal  of  thine  hand! 
Shake  all  the  seas,  Lord,  shake  the  land  3 
Great  Judge,  descend,  lest  men  deny 
That  there's  a  God  that  rules  the  sky. 

From  the  70th  to  the  lC8th  Hymn,  I  hope  the  reader  will  forgive  tbl^jie- 
gleet  of  rhyme  in  the  first  and  third  lines  of  the  stanza. 

HYMN  71.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Crei.firet. 

1  )nriHE  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 

1     My  joyful  voice  shall  sing. 
And  call  the  nations  to  adore 
Their  Former  and  their  King. 

S  'Twas  his  right  hand  that  sliap'd  our  clay, 
And  wrought  this  human  frame  ; 
But  from  his  own  immediate  breath 
Our  nobler  spirits  came. 


BOOK  II.  173 

-3  We  bring  our  mortal  poWrs  to  God, 
And  worsliip  with  our  tongues ; 
We  claim  some  kindred  wth  the  skies. 
And  join  th'  angehc  songs. 

4  Let  grov'hng  beasts  of  ev'ry  shape. 

And  fowls  of  ev'ry  wing, 
And  rocks,  and  trees,  and  fires,  and  seas, 
Their  various  tribute  bring. 

d  Ye  planets,  to  his  honour  shine, 
And  wheels  of  nature  roll ; 
Praise  him  in  your  unwearied  course 
Around  the  steady  pole. 

6  The  brightness  of  our  Maker's  name 
The  wide  creation  fills, 
And  his  unbounded  grandeur  flies 
Beyond  the  heav'nly  hills. 

HYMN  7S.  (C.  M.) 

The  Lord's  d.y ;  or.  The  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  T}  LEST  morning,  whose  young  dawning  rays 
_l3  Beheld  our  rising  God  ; 
That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust. 
And  leave  his  last  abode ! 

5  In  the  cold  prison  of  a  tomb, 

The  dear  Redeemer  lay, 
'Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The  third,  th'  appointed  day. 

^  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force 
To  hold  our  God  in  vain ; 
The  sleeping  conqueror  arose. 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4  To  thy  great  name,  almighty  Lord, 
These  sacred  hours-  we  pay. 


174  HYMNS  LXXIII,  LXXIV. 

And  loud  hosanna's  shall  proclaim 
The  trkimph  of  the  day. 

[5  Salvation  and  immortal  praise 
To  our  victorious  King ; 
Let  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  rocks,  and  seas. 
With  glad,  hosannas  sing.] 

HYMN  73.  (C.  M.) 

Doubts  scattered;  or,  SpirilnalJoy  restored. 

1  TTXENCE  from  my  soul  sad  thoughts  begone. 
X~X  And  leave  me  to  my  joys  ; 
My  tongue  shall  triumph  in  my  God, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise. 

S  Darkness  and  doubts  had  veil'd  my  mind. 
And  drow^n'd  my  head  in  tears, 
'Till  sov'reign  grace,  vvith  shining  rays, 
Dispell'd  my  gloomy  fears. 

3  O,  what  immortal  joys  I  felt. 

And  raptures  all  divine. 
When  Jesus  told  me,  I  was  his, 
And  my  Beloved  mine  ! 

4  In  vain  the  tempter  frights  my  soul, 

And  breaks  my  peace  in  vain  ; 
One  glimpse,  dear  Saviour,  of  thy  face. 
Revives  my  joys  again. 

HYMN  74.  (S.  M.) 

Repentance  from  a  sense  of  Divine  Goodness;  CH',  ^i  Complaint  of  In^ratifv.def 

1  tS  this  the  kind  return, 

J_  And  these  the  thanks  we  owe  ? 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  love. 
Whence  all  our  blessings  flow? 

2  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Hath  sin  reduc'd  our  mind ! 


BOOK  IL  ir5 

What  strange  rebellious  wretches  we. 
And  God  as  strangely  kind ! 

[3  On  us  he  bids  tlie  sun 
Shed  his  reviving  rays  ; 
For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run, 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 

4  The  brutes  obey  their  God, 

And  bow  their  necks  to  men ; 
But  we,  more  base,  more  brutish  things. 
Reject  his  easy  reign.] 

.5  Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God  ! 
And  mould  our  souls  afresh ! 
Break,  sovereign  gi'ace,  these  hearts  of  stone. 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 

0  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping  eyes, 
And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall, 
Let  hourly  thanks  arise. 

HYMN  75.  (C.  M.) 

spiritual  and  Eternal  Joy  ;  or,  The  beatific  Sight  of  Christ. 

1  TflROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 
JP    And  run  eternal  rounds. 

Beyond  the  hmits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

5  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul. 

Shall  death  itself  out-brave  ; 
Leave  dull  mortality  behind. 
And  fly  beyond  the  gra.ve. 

3  Tliere,  where  ray  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 
In  heav'n's  unmeasur'd  space. 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

U  u 


176  HYMN  LXXVI. 

4  Millions  of  years  my  wand'ring  eyes 
Shall  o'er  thy  beauties  rove, 
And  endless  ages  Til  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 

[]5  Sweet  Jesus !  ev'ry  smile  of  thine 
Shall  fresh  endearments  bring : 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From  all  thy  graces  spring. 

6  Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  my  soul 
Up  to  thy  blest  abode  ! 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God.] 

HYMN  76.  (C.  M.) 

The  Jiesiinection  and  Asceiisioii  of  Christ. 

1  XTOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  Light, 
Xl  That  cloth'd  himself  in  clay  ; 
Entered  the  iron  gates  of  death. 

And  tore  the  l>ars  a^\5ay. 

2  Deatli  is  no  more  the  king  of  dread, 

Sinee  our  Immanuel  rose  ; 
He  took  the  tyrant's  sting  away, 
And  spoil'd  our  hellish  foes. 

3  See  how  the  Conq'ror  mounts  aloft, 

And  to  his  Father  flies, 
With  scars  of  honour  in  his  flesh. 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes. 

4  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns, 

And  scatters  blessings  dow^n ; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  seat 
Of  the  celestial  throne. 

j'5  Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongue«, 
To  reach  his  blest  abode ; 


BOOK  n.  177 

Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

o  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings. 
Your  sweetest  voices  raise  : 
Let  heav'n  and  all  created  things 
Sound  our  Immanuers  praise.] 

HYMN  77.  (L.  M.) 

The  ChristUm  Wuvfurc. 

[1  OTAND  up,  my  soul,  sliake  off  thy  fears, 
©  And  gird  the  gospel-armour  on ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where  thy  great  Captain-Saviour's  gone. 

2  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course, 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquish'd  foes  ; 
Thy  Jesus  nail'd  them  to  the  cross. 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  he  rose.] 

[3  What  though  the  prince  of  darkness  rage, 
And  waste  the  fury  of  his  spite? 
Eternal  chains  confine  him  down 
To  ti'ry  deei>s,  and  endless  night 

4  What  though  thine  inward  lusts  rebel ! 
'Tis  but  a  struggling  gasp  for  life  ; 
The  weapons  of  victorious  grace 

Shall  slay  thy  sins,  and  end  the  strife.] 

o  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on. 
Press  forward  to  the  heav'nly  gate  ; 
There  peace  and  Joy  eternal  reign, 

And  ghtt'ring  robes  for  conqu'rors  waif. 

6  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown. 
And  triumph  in  Almighty  grace  ; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Leader's  praise. 


i78  HYMNS  LXXVIII,  LXXIX. 

HYMN  78.  (C.  M.) 

Redemption  by  ChHst. 

1  ^IJT^HEN  the  first  parents  of  our  race 
T  ?     Kebell'd,  and  lost  their  God, 
And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Had  tainted  all  our  blood ! 

S  Infinite  pity  touch'd  the  heart 
Of  the  eternal  Son  ; 
Descending  from  the  heav'nly  court. 
He  left  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the  Prince  of  Glory  threw 

His  most  divine  array, 
And  wrapp'd  his  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  our  inferior  clay. 

4  His  living  pow'r,  and  dying  love. 

Redeemed  unhappy  men. 
And  raised  the  ruins  of  our  race, 
To  life,  and  God  again. 

5  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soul 

We  joyfully  resign ; 
Bless'd  Jesus,  take  us  for  thy  own. 
For  we  are  doubly  tliine. 

i)  Thine  honour  shall  for  ever  be 
The  bus'ness  of  our  days  ; 
For  ever  shdl  our  thankful  tongues 
Speak  thy  deserved  praise. 

HYMN  79.  (C.  M.) 

Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

[    rjLUNG'D  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 
IL     We  wietched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Or  spark  of  glimm'ring  day. 


BOOK  11.  179 

5  With  pitying  eyes,  the  Prince  of  Grace 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief ; 
He  saw,  and  (O  amazing  love  !) 
He  ran  to  our  reUef. 

8  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above, 
With  joyful  haste  he  fled ; 
Enter'd  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh. 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  He  spoiled  the  pow'rs  of  darkness  thus, 
And  brake  our  iron  chains : 
Jesus  hath  fieed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 

[5  In  vain  the  baftled  prince  of  hell 
His  cursed  projects  tries ; 
We,  that  were  doom'd  his  endless  slaveS;. 
Are  rais'd  above  the  skies.] 

6  O !  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break, 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 

[7  Yes,  we  will  praise  thee,  dearest  Lord  ! 
Our  souls  are  all  on  flame ; 
Hosanna  round  the  spacious  eartli 
To  thine  adored  name. 

8  Angels !  assist  our  mighty  joys. 
Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold  ; 
But  when  you  raise  your  highest  notes, 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told.] 


o 


HYJVIN80.  (S.  M.) 

God^s  arjfiil  Potver  and  Goodness. 

H  !  the  almighty  Lord ! 
How  matchless  is  his  Paw'r 
u  u  2 


180  HYMN  LXXXl. 

V    Tremble,  O  earth,  beneath  his  word. 
While  all  tlie  heav'ns  adore. 

S  Let  proud  imperious  kings 
Bow  low  before  his  throne ! 
Crouch  to  his  feet  ye  haughty  thing.-, 
Or  he  shall  tread  you  down. 

3  Above  the  skies  he  reigns. 

And,  with  amazing  blows, 
He  deals  insufferable  pains 
On  his  rebellious  foes. 

4  Yet,  everlasting  God  ! 

We  love  to  speak  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  sceptre's  equal  to  thy  rod, 
The  sceptre  of  thy  grace. 

5  The  arms  of  mighty  love 

Defend  our  Sion  well ; 
And  heavenly  mercy  walls  us  round 
From  Babylon  and  hell. 

fi  Salvation  to  the  King, 

Who  sits  enthron'd  above ; 
Thus  we  adore  the  God  of  might, 
And  bless  the  God  of  love. 

HYMN  81.  (C.  M.) 

Owr  Si72s  the  Cwjse  of  Christ's  Death. 

I      4  ND  now  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes, 
jhL  Now  I  begin  to  see  : 
O,  the  cursed  deeds  my  sins  have  done  ! 
What  murd'rous  things  they  be  ! 

s  Were  tliese  the  traitors,  dearest  Lord, 
That  thy  fair  body  tore  ? 
Monsters,  that  stain'd  those  heav'nly  limbs 
With  floods  of  purple  gore ! 


\ 


BOOK  H.  18 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

My  dearest  Lord  was  slain, 
When  Justice  seiz'd  God's  only  Son, 
And  put  his  soul  to  pain  ? 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  Peace, 

I'll  wound  my  God  no  more : 
Hence  from  my  heart,  ye  sins,  begone, 
For  Jesus  I  adore. 

5  Furnish  me,  Lord,  with  heav'nly  arms, 

From  grace's  magazine, 
And  ril  proclaim  eternal  war 
With  ev'ry  darUng  sin. 

HYMN  8^.  (C.  M.) 

liedcmptioii  and  Protection  from  Spirit jial  Eneiriies. 

i      A   RISE,  my  soul,  my  joyful  pow'rs, 
J\_  And  triumph  in  my  God  ; 
Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud  proclaim 
His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

2  He  rais'd  me  from  the  depths  of  sin, 

The  gates  of  gaping  hell, 
And  fix'd  my  standing  more  secure 
Than  'twas  before  I  fell. 

3  The  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Beneath  my  soul  he  plac'd. 
And  on  the  Rock  of  ages  set 
My  slipp'ry  footsteps  fast. 

4  The  city  of  my  blest  abode 

Is  wall'd  around  with  grace ; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands, 
To  shield  the  sacred  place. 

5*  Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite. 
And  all  his  legions  roar ; 


182  HYMNS  LXXXIII,  LXXXIV. 

*  Almighty  mercy  guards  my  life, 
And  bounds  his  laging  poWr. 

6  Arise,  my  soul,  awake,  my  voice, 
And  tunes  of  pleasure  sing  ; 
Loud  hallelujahs  shall  address 
My  Saviour,  and  my  King. 

HYMN  83.  (C.  M.) 

The  Passion  and  Exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  rr^HUS  saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
■      "  Awake,  my  dreadful  sword ; 
"  Awake,  my  wrath,  and  smite  the  man, 
"  My  fellow,"  saith  the  Lord, 

S  Vengeance  receiv'd  the  dread  command, 
And,  armed,  down  she  flies ; 
Jesus  submits  t'  his  Father's  hand, 
And  bows  his  head,  and  dies. 

3  But,  Oh !  the  wisdom  and  the  grace, 

That  join  with  vengeance  now; 
He  dies  to  save  our  guilty  race, 
And  yet  he  rises  too. 

4  A  person  so  divine  was  he. 

Who  yielded  to  be  slain, 
That  he  could  give  bis  soul  away, 
And  take  his  life  again. 

5  Live,  glorious  Lord !  and  reign  on  high  ! 

Let  ev'ry  nation  sing. 
And  angels  sound,  with  endless  joy, 
The  Saviour  and  the  King. 


X 


HYMN  84.  (S.  M.) 

The  Same. 

OME,  all  harmonious  tongues. 
Your  noblest  music  bring  5 


BOOK  II.  183 


'Tis  Christ  the  everlasting  God 
And  Christ  the  man,  we  sing 

2  Tell  how  he  took  our  flesh. 


To  take  away  our  guilt ; 
Sing  the  dear  drops  of  sacred  blood. 
That  hellish  monsters  spilt. 

[3  Alas !  the  cruel  spear 

Went  deep  into  his  side  ; 
And  the  rich  flood  of  purple  gore 
Their  murd'rous  weapons  dy'd.] 

[-1  The  waves  of  swelling  grief 
Did  o'er  his  bosom  roll, 
And  mountains  of  almighty  wrath 
Lay  heavy  on  his  soul. 

5  Down  to  the  shades  of  death 

He  bow'd  his  awful  head ; 

Yet  he  arose  to  live  and  reign, 

When  death  itself  is  dead. 

6  No  more  the  bloody  spear  ; 

The  cross  and  nails  no  more ; 
For  hell  itself  shakes  at  his  name  ; 
And  all  the  heav'ns  adore. 

7  There  the  Redeemer  sits, 

High  on  his  Father's  throne ; 
The  Father  lays  his  vengeance  by, 
And  smiles  upon  his  Son. 

8  There  his  full  glories  shine 

With  uncreated  rays. 
And  bless  his  saints'  and  angels'  eyes, 
To  everlasting  days. 


184  HYMNS  LXXXV,  LXXXVI. 

HYMN  85.  (C.  M.) 

Sti^cien cy  r.f  Pardon . 

1  "^1H7H\  docs  your  face,  ye  humble  souls, 
W    Those  mournful  colours  wear  ? 
What  doubts  are  these,  that  waste  your  faith. 
And  nourish  your  despair  ? 

S  What  though  your  numerous  sins  exceed 
The  stars  that  fill  the  skies, 
And,  aiming  at  th'  eternal  throne, 
Like  pointed  mountains  rise  ? 

3  What  though  your  mighty  guilt  beyond 

The  wide  creation  swell, 
And  hath  its  curs'd  foundations  laid 
Low  as  the  deeps  of  hell  ? 

4  See  here  an  endless  ocean  flows 

Of  never-failing  grace ; 
Behold  a  dying  Saviour's  veins 
The  sacred  flood  increase. 

5  It  rises  high,  and  diowns  the  hills  ; 

Has  neither  shore  nor  bound  : 
Now,  if  we  search  to  find  our  sins, 
Our  sins  can  ne'er  be  found. 

6  Awake,  our  hearts,  adore  the  grace 

That  buries  all  our  faults, 
And  pard'ning  blood,  tliat  swells  above 
Our  follies  and  our  thoughts. 

HYMN  86.  (C.  M.) 

Freedom  from  Sin  end  .Misery  in  Heaveii. 

1   ^^UR  sins,  alas !  how  strong  they  be ! 
\j  And  like  a  vi'lent  sea, 
They  break  om*  duty,  Lord,  to  thee. 
And  hurry  us  awav. 


BOOK  II.  4  85 

:  The  waves  of  trouble,  how  they  rise  ! 
How  loud  the  tempests  roar! 
But  death  shall  land  our  weary  souls 
Safe  on  the  heav'nly  shore. 

3  There,  to  fulfd  his  sweet  commands. 

Our  speedy  feet  shall  move ; 
No  sin  shall  clog  our  winged  zeal. 
Or  cool  our  burning  love. 

4  There  we  shall  sit,  and  sing,  and  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  grace, 
'Till  heav'nly  raptures  lire  our  heart«, 
And  smile  in  ev'ry  face. 

5  For  ever  his  dear  sacred  name 

Shall  dwell  upon  our  tongue, 
x\nd  Jesus  and  salvation  be 
The  close  of  ev'ry  song. 


H 


HYMN  87.  (C.  M.) 

The  Divine  Glories  above  our  Reason. 

OW  wond'rous  great,  how  glorious  bright, 
Must  our  Creator  be, 


Wiio  dwells  amidst  the  dazzling  light 
Of  vast  infinity ! 

2  Our  soaring  spirits  upwards  rise 

Tow'rd  the  celestial  throne : 
Fain  would  we  see  the  blessed  Three, 
And  the  Almighty  One. 

3  Our  reason  stretches  all  its  wings, 

And  climbs  above  the  skies : 
But  still  how  far  beneath  thy  feet 
Our  grov'ling  reason  lies ! 

[4<  Lord,  here  we  bend  our  humble  souls, 
And  awfully  adore^ 


186  HYMNS  LXXXVin,  LXXXIX. 

For  the  weak  pinions  of  our  mind 
Can  stretch  a  thought  no  more.] 

5  Thy  glories  infinitely  rise 
Above  our  lab'ring  tongue  : 
In  vain  the  highest  seraph  tries 
To  form  an  equal  song, 
[6  In  humble  notes  our  faith  adores 
The  great  mysterious  King, 
While  angels  strain  tlieir  nobler  pow'rs. 
And  sweep  th'  immortal  string.] 

HYMN  88.  (C.  M.) 

Salvation. 

1  O  ALVATION !  O,  the  joyful  sound » 
O  '1'is  pleasure  to  our  ears  ; 

A  sovereign  balm  for  ev'iy  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Bury'd  in  sorrow  and  in  sin. 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay ; 
But  we  arise,  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heav'nly  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly, 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

HYMN  89.  (C.  M,) 

Chrisi''s  Victory  over  Satmi. 

1  yxOSANNA  to  our  conqu'ring  King 

XJ_  The  prince  of  darkness  flies. 

His  troops  rush  headlong  down  to  hell. 

Like  lightning  from  the  skies. 

^  There,  bound  in  chains,  the  lions  roar. 

And  fright  the  rescu'd  sheep ; 


BOOK  II.  187 

But  heavy  bars  confine  their  pow'r 
And  mahce  to  the  deep. 

3  Hosanna  to  our  conquering  King! 

All  hail,  incarnate  love  ! 
Ten  thousand  songs  and  glories  wait 
To  crown  thy  head  above.  * 

4  Thy  victories  and  thy  deathless  fame 

Througli  the  wide  world  shall  run. 
And  everlasting  ages  sing 
The  triumphs  thou  hast  won. 

HYMN  90.  (C.  M.) 

Faith  in  Christ  for  Pardon  and  Sanctification. 

1   TTOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is  ! 
Jti  Our  sin  how  deep  it  stains ! 
And  Satan  binds  our  captive  minds 
Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

5  But  there's  a  voice  of  sovereign  grace 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word  ; 
"  Ho !  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
''  And  trust  upon  the  Lord." 

3  My  soul  obeys  th'  almighty  call. 
And  runs  to  this  relief! 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord ; 
0 !  help  my  unbelief 

[4j  To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 
Incarnate  God  !  I  fly ; 
Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul 
From  crimes  of  deepest  dye. 

o  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King, 
My  reigning  sins  subdue  ; 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  his  seat. 
With  all  his  hellish  crew.] 
Xx 


188  HYMN  XCI. 

6  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 
On  thy  kind  arms  1  fall : 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness. 
My  Jesus,  and  my  all. 

HYMN  91.  (CM.) 

The  Glory  of  Christ  in  Heaven. 

1   /^H,  the  delights,  the  heav'nly  joys, 
\3  The  glories  of  the  place, 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  hrightest  beams 
Of  his  o'erflowing  grace  ! 

^  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 
Sit  smiling  on  his  brow. 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 

[3  Princes  to  his  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down  ; 
Dominions,  thrones,  and  pow'rs  rejoice 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

4  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise 

Through  ev'ry  heav'nly  street, 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive  at  his  feet. 

5  Those  soft,  those  blessed  feet  of  his. 

That  once  rude  iron  tore, 
High  on  a  throne  of  light  they  stand, 
And  all  the  saints  adore. 

6  His  head,  the  dear  majestic  head, 

That  cruel  thorns  did  wound, 
See  what  immortal  glories  shine, 
And  circle  it  around !] 

?  This  is  the  Man,  th'  exalted  Man, 
Whom  we,  unseen,  adore  j 


BOOK  II.  189 

But  when  our  eves  behold  liis  face, 
Our  hearts  shall  love  hiin  more. 

[8  Lord,  how  our  souls  are  all  on  fire 
To  see  thy  blest  abode  ; 
Our  tongues  rejoice  in  tunes  of  praise 
To  our  incarnate  God ! 

9  And  while  our  faith  enjoys  this  sight, 
We  long  to  leave  our  clay ; 
And  wish  thy  ii'ry  chariots,  Lord, 
I'd  fetch  our  souls  away.] 

HYMN  9S.  (C.  M.) 

The  Church  saved,  and  Iier  Enemies  disappointed. 
Composed  the  5th  of  November,  1694. 

1  OHOUT  to  the  Lord,  and  let  our  joys 
Jo  Through  the  wliole  nation  run ; 
Ye  Western  skies  resound  the  noise 

Beyond  the  rising  sun. 

2  Thee,  mighty  God  !  our  souls  admire ; 

Thee  our  glad  voices  sing  ; 

And  join  with  the  celestial  choir 

To  praise  th'  eternal  King. 

3  Thy  pow'r  the  whole  creation  rules. 

And,  on  the  starry  skies. 
Sits  smiling  at  the  weak  designs 
Thine  envious  foes  devise. 

4  Thy  scorn  derides  their  feeble  rage. 

And,  with  an  awful  frown, 
Flings  vast  confusion  on  their  plots. 
And  shakes  their  Babel  down. 

[5  Their  secret  fires  in  caverns  lay. 
And  we  the  sacrifice  ; 
But  gloomy  caverns  strove  in  vain 
To  'scape  all-searching  eyes. 


4  90  HYMN  XCIII, 

6  Tlieir  dark  designs  were  all  reveal'd. 

Their  treasons  all  betray'd: 
Praise  to  the  Lord,  that  broke  the  snare 
Their  cursed  hands  had  laid.] 

7  In  vain  the  busy  sons  of  hell 

Still  new  rebellions  try ; 
Their  souls  shall  pine  with  envious  rage. 
And  vex  away,  and  die. 

8  Almighty  grace  defends  our  land 

From  their  malicious  pow'r : 
Then  let  us,  with  united  songs. 
Almighty  grace  adore. 

HYMN  93.  (S.  M.) 

Goil  all,  and  in  all.  Psalm  Ixxili.  25. 

1  "j\/l"Y  God,  my  life,  my  love. 
It  Jl  To  thee,  to  thee,  I  call ; 
1  cannot  live  if  thou  remove. 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

[2  Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 
This  dungeon  where  I  dwell ; 
*Tis  Paradise  when  thou  art  here  ; 
If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell.] 

[3  The  smilings  of  thy  face. 
How  amiable  they  are  ! 
'Tis  heav'n  to  rest  in  thy  embrace, 
And  no  where  else  but  there.] 

[4  To  thee,  and  thee  alone, 

The  angels  owe  their  bliss  ; 
They  sit  around  thy  gracious  ttoone. 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is.] 

[5  Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heav'nly  place. 


BOOK  II.  191 

If  God  his  residence  remove. 
Or  but  conceal  his  face.] 

6  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky. 

Can  one  deUght  afford ; 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

7  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love. 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll : 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move. 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 

[8  To  thee  my  spirits  fly 
With  infinite  desire ; 
And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie ! 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  higher.] 

HYMN  94.  (C.  M.) 

God  my  only  Happiness.  Psalm  Ixxiii.  25. 

1  "]\/rY  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love, 
i_Yj.  My  everlasting  all, 
I've  none  but  thee  in  heav'n  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

[%  What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 
And  this  inferior  clod  ! 
There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joys, 
There's  nothing  like  my  God.] 

[3  In  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  sun, 
Scatters  liis  feeble  hght ; 
'Tis  thy  sweet  beams  create  my  noon  ^ 
If  thou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 

4  And  whilst  upon  my  restless  bed, 
Amongst  the  shades,  I  roll, 
If  my  Redeemer  shows  his  headj  . 
'Tis  morning  with  my  soul.] 
X  X  ^ 


19^2  HYMNXCV. 

5  To  tliee  we  owe  our  wealth  and  friends. 

And  health,  and  safe  abode  : 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things. 
But  they  are  not  my  God. 

6  How  vain  a  toy  is  glitt'ring  wealtli. 

If  once  compar'd  to  thee  ? 
Or  what's  my  safety,  or  my  healtli. 
Or  all  my  friends  to  me  ? 

7  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 

And  calPd  the  stars  my  own ; 
Without  thy  graces,  and  thyself^ 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

8  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas. 

And  grasp  in  all  the  shore  : 
Grant  me  the  visits  of  thy  face. 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

HYMN  95.  (C.  M.) 

Look  on  Him  ivhom  i/tey  have  pierced,  and  mourn. 

1  TNFINITE  grief !  amazing  woe  ! 
JL  Behold  my  bleeding  Lord ! 
Hell  and  the  Jews  conspir'd  his  death- 
And  us'd  the  Roman  sword. 

^  O.  the  sharp  pangs  of  smarting  pain 
My  dear  Redeemer  bore  ! 
When  knotty  whips,  and  ragged  thorns, 
His  sacred  body  tore  ! 

3  But  knotty  whips  and  ragged  thorns 

In  vain  do  I  accuse ! 
In  vain  I  blame  the  Roman  bands, 
And  the  more  spiteful  Jews. 

4  'Twas  you,  my  sins,  my  cruel  ^ins, 

His  chief  tormentors  were  ; 


BOOK  IL  193 

Each  of  my  crimes  ])ecame  a  nail, 
And  unbelief  the  spear. 

n  'Twas  you  that  pull'd  the  vengeance  down. 
Upon  liis  guiltless  head : 
Break,  break,  my  heart !  O  burst  mine  eyes, 
And  let  my  sorrows  bleed. 

0  Strike,  mighty  grace,  my  flinty  soul, 

'Till  melting  waters  flow, 
And  deep  repentance  drowm  mine  eyes 
In  undissembled  woe. 

HYMN  96.  (C.  M.) 

Distinguishing  Love  ;  or,  .3ngels  punished,  and  Men  saved. 

1  T^0\^^^  headlong  from  their  native  skies 
JLr   The  rebel  arjtgels  fell, 

And  thunderbolts  of  flaming  wrath 
Pursu'd  them  down  to  hell. 

2  Down  from  the  top  of  earthly  bliss 

Rebellious  man  w^as  hurl'd  ; 
And  Jesus  stoop'd  beneath  the  grave, 
To  reach  a  sinking  world. 

3  O  love,  of  infinite  degree  ! 

Unmeasurable  grace ! 
Must  heav'n's  eternal  Darling  die, 
To  save  a'trait'rous  race  ? 

4  Must  angels  sink  forever  down. 

And  burn  in  quenchless  fire, 
While  God  forsakes  his  shining  throne. 
To  raise  us  wretches  higher  ? 

5  O  for  this  love  let  earth  and  skies 

With  hallelujahs  ring, 
And  the  full  choir  of  human  tongues 
All  hallelujahs  sing. 


194  HYMNS  XCVII,  XCVIII. 

HYMN  97.  (L.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1  TJlROM  heav'n  the  sinning  angels  fell, 
_r     And  wrath  and  darkness  chained  theil! 
But  man,  vile  man,  forsook  his  bliss,    [down ; 
And  mercy  lifts  him  to  a  crown. 

S  Amazing  work  of  sov'reign  grace, 
That  could  distinguish  rebels  so ! 
Our  guilty  treasons  call'd  aloud 
For  everlasting  fetters  too. 

3  To  thee,  to  thee,  almighty  Love, 
Our  souls,  ourselves,  our  all,  we  pay : 
Millions  of  tongues  shall  sound  thy  praise 
On  the  bright  hills  of  heav'nly  day. 

HYMN  98.  (C.  M.) 

Hardness  of  Heart  complained  of, 

1  T\/rY  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is ! 
vSIjL  How  heavy  here  it  lies  ! 
Heavy  and  cold  within  my  breast. 
Just  like  a  rock  of  ice ! 

%  Sin,  like  a  raging  tyrant,  sits 
Upon  this  flinty  throne, 
And  ev'ry  grace  lies  buried  deep 
Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 

3  How  seldom  do  I  rise  to  God, 

Or  taste  the  joys  above  ! 
This  mountain  presses  down  my  faith^ 
And  chills  my  flaming  love. 

4  When  smiling  mercy  courts  my  soul. 

With  all  its  heav'lily  charms  : 
This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing, 
Would  thrust  it  from  my  arms. 


BOOK  II.  195 

5  Against  the  thunders  of  thy  word 

Rebellious  I  have  stood ; 
My  heart,  it  shakes  not  at  the  wrath 
And  terrors  of  a  God. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  mine 

In  thine  own  crimson  sea ! 
None  but  a  bath  of  blood  divine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 

^      HYMN  99.  (C.  M.) 

The  Book  of  God's  Decrees. 

ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
Abas'd  before  their  God  ; 
Whate'er  his  so v 'reign  voice  hath  form'd. 
He  governs  with  a  nod. 

[3  Ten  thousand  ages,  ere  the  skies 
Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  worlds  to  come. 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 

3  Tliere's  not  a  sparrow  or  a  worm, 

But's  found  in  his  decrees  : 
He  raises  monarchs  to  their  throne. 
And  sinks  them  as  he  please.] 

4  If  light  attends  the  course  I  run, 

'Tis  he  provides  those  rays  ; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  my  sun, 
If  darkness  clouds  my  days. 

5  Yet  I  would  not  be  much  concerned, 

Nor  vainly  long  to  see 
The  volumes  of  his  deep  decrees, 
What  months  are  writ  for  me. 

6  When  he  reveals  the  book  of  life, 

O  may  I  read  my  name 


196  HYMNC. 

Amongst  the  chosen  of  his  love, 
The  foU'wers  of  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  100.  (L.  M.) 

The  Presence  of  Ch-ist  is  tlie  Life  ofmii  Soul. 

1  TT^^^  f^^ll  ^f  anguish  is  the  thouglit, 
JlI  How  it  distracts  and  tears  my  heart. 
If  God  at  last,  my  sot'reign  Judge, 

Should  frown,  and  bid  my  soul '  Depart!' 

2  Lord,  when  I  quit  this  earthly  stage, 

Where  shall  I  fly  but  to  thy  breast  ? 
For  J  have  sought  no  other  home ; 
For  I  have  learn'd  no  other  rest. 

a  I  cannot  live  contented  here, 

Without  some  glimpses  of  thy  face  ; 

And  heav'n,  without  thy  presence  there. 

Will  be  a  dark  and  tiresome  place. 

4  When  earthly  cares  engross  the  day, 

And  hold  my  thoughts  aside  from  thee, 
The  shining  hours  of  cheerful  light 
Are  long  and  tedious  years  to  me. 

a  And  if  no  ev'ning  visit's  paid 

Betv/een  my  Saviour  and  my  soul, 
How  dull  the  night !  how  sad  the  shade ! 
How  mournfully  the  minutes  roll ! 

0  This  flesh  of  mine  might  learn  as  soon 
To  live,  yet  part  with  all  my  blood  : 
To  breathe,  when  vital  air  is  gone, 
Or  thrive  and  grow  without  my  food. 

[7  Christ  is  my  light,  my  life,  my  care, 
My  blessed  hope,  my  heav'nly  prize 
Deavcr  than  all  my  passions  are, 
My  limbs,  my  bowels,  or  my  eyes. 


BOOK  II.  197 

8  The  strings  that  twine  about  my  heart 
Tortures  and  racks  may  tear  them  off; 
But  they  can  never,  never  part 

With  their  dear  hold  of  Christ,  my  love.] 

[9  My  God !  and  can  an  humble  child, 
That  loves  thee  with  a  flame  so  high. 
Be  ever  from  thy  face  exil'd. 
Without  the  pity  of  thine  eye  ?   , 

10  Impossible  ! — For  thine  own  hands 
Have  tied  my  heart  so  fast  to  thee, 
And  in  thy  book  the  promise  stands, 

That  whei-e  thou  art  thy  friends  must  be.] 

HYMN  101.  (C.  M.) 

The  JVcrliVs  three  Chief  Tanptadono. 

1  XTTHEN,  in  the  light  of  faith  divine, 
y  V    We  look  on  things  below, 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy. 
How  vain  and  dang'rous  too  ! 

[2  Honour's  a  puff  of  noisy  breath  ; 
Yet  men  expose  their  blood. 
And  venture  everlasting  death 

To  gain  that  airy  good.  ''  - 

3  W^hile  others  starve  the  nobler  mind, 

And  feed  on  shining  dust, 
They  rob  the  serpent  of  his  food, 
T'  indulge  a  sordid  lust.] 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense, 

Are  dang'rous  snares  to  souls ! 
There's  but  a  drop  of  flatt'ring  sweet. 
And  dash'd  with  bitter  bowls. 

5  God  is  mine  all-sufficient  good, 

My  portion,  and  my  choice  j 


198  HYMNS  CII,  cm. 

In  him  my  vast  desires  are  flll'd. 
And  all  my  pow'rs  rejoice. 

6  In  vain  the  world  accosts  my  ear. 
And  tempts  my  heart  anew  ; 
I  cannot  buy  your  bliss  so  dear, 
Nor  part  with  heav'n  for  you. 

HYMN  103.  (L.  M.) 

A  happy  Resurrection. 

1  IWJ^O?  I'll  vepine  at  death  no  more, 
X^    But  with  a  cheerful  gasp  resign. 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave, 
These  dying,  with'ring  limbs  of  mine. 

3  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  flesh. 
And  crumble  all  my  bones  to  dust ; 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew, 
At  tlie  revival  of  the  just. 

3  Break,  sacred  morning,  through  the  skies, 
Bring  that  delightful  dreadful  day ; 
Cut  short  the  hours,  dear  Lord,  and  come ; 
Thy  ling'ring  wheels  how  long  they  stay ! 

[4  Our  weary  spirits  faint  to  sec 
The  light  of  thy  returning  face, 
And  hear  the  language  of  those  lips, 
Where  God  hath  shed  his  richest  grace.] 

[5  Haste  then  upon  the  wings  of  love. 
Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay. 
That  we  may  join  in  heav'nly  joys, 
And  sing  the  triumphs  of  the  day.] 

HYMN  103.  (C.  M.) 

Chris fs  Commission.  John  iil.  16, 17. 

1  ^^OME,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God 
Vy  With  hew  melodious  songs ; 


BOOK  11.  199 

Come,  tender  to  almighty  grace 
The  tribute  of  your  tongues. 

3  So  strange,  so  boundless,  was  the  love. 
That  pity'd  dying  men. 
The  Father  sent  his  equal  Son 
To  give  them  life  again. 

3  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  were  not  arm'd, 

With  a  revenging  rod. 
No  hard  commission  to  perform. 
The  vengeance  of  a  God. 

4  But  all  was  mercy,  all  was  mild, 

And  wrath  forsook  the  throne. 
When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  came, 
And  brouglit  salvation  down. 

5  Here,  sinners,  you  may  heal  your  wounds, 

And  wipe  your  sorrows  dry  ; 
Trust  in  the  mighty  Saviour's  name. 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

6  See,  dearest  Lord,  our  willing  souls 

Accept  thine  offer'd  grace  ; 
W^e  bless  the  great  Redeemer's  love, 
And  give  the  Father  praise. 

HYMN  104.  (S.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1  TJ  AISE  your  triumphant  songs 
3\  To  an  immortal  tune. 
Let  the  whole  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  hath  done. 

3  Sing  how  eternariove 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose, 
And  bid  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 
Yy 


200  HYMN  CV. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

Nor  terror  clothes  his  brow, 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls. 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4  'Twas  mercy  fiU'd  the  throne. 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  down 
To  rebels  doom'd  to  die. 

5  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears. 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 
And  take  the  offered  peace. 

6  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call  ; 

We  lay  an  humble  claim 
To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought. 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 


*A 


HYMN  105.  (C.  M.) 

Repentance  foivivg  from  the  Patience  of  God. 

ND  are  we  wretches  yet  alive  ? 
And  do  we  yet  rebel  ? 
'Tis  boundless,  'tis  amazing  love, 
That  bears  us  up  from  hell ! 

3  The  burden  of  our  weighty  guilt 
Would  sink  us  down  to  flames, 
And  threatening  vengeance  rolls  above. 
To  crush  our  feeble  frames. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries,  "  Forbear;** 

And  straight  the  thunder  stays : 
And  dare  we  now  provoke  his  wrath. 
And  weary  out  his  grace  ? 

4  Lord,  we  have  long  abus'd  thy  love. 

Too  long  indulged  our  sin  ; 


BOOK  11.  201 

Our  aching  hearts  e'en  bleed  to  see 
What  rebels  we  have  been. 

5  No  more,  ye  lusts,  shall  ye  command ; 
No  more  will  we  obey : 
Stretch  out,  O  God,  thy  conq'ring  hand. 
And  drive  thy  foes  away. 

HYMN  106.  (C.  M.) 

Itepentance  at  the  Cross. 

1   ^^H,  if  my  soul  was  formed  for  woe, 

fjr  How  would  I  vent  my  sighs  ! 

Repentance  should  like  rivers  flow 

From  both  my  streaming  eyes. 

S  'Twas  for  my  sins,  my  dearest  Lord 
Hung  on  the  cursed  tree. 
And  groaned  aw^ay  a  dying  life. 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 

3  O,  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of  mine. 
That  crucify'd  my  God ; 
Those  sins  that  pierc'd  and  nail'd  his  flesb 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood ! 

1?  Yes,  my  Redeemer,  they  shall  die. 
My  heart  hath  so  decreed  ; 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things, 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

3  Whilst,  with  a  melting  broken  heart, 
My  murder'd  Lord  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge  against  my  sins, 
And  slay  the  murderers  too. 

HYMN  107.  (C.  M.) 

The  everlasting  absence  of  Go div tolerable. 

1  fTpHAT  awful  day  will  surely  come. 
Ml    Th'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 


202  HYMN  CVIIl. 

When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge. 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys, 
Thou  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound,  "  Depart  ?'' 

[3  The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 
Would  so  torment  my  ear, 
.'Twould  tear  my  soul  asunder.  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear.] 

[4  What,  to  be  banish'd  for  my  life. 
And  yet  forbid  to  die ! 
To  linger  in  eternal  pain. 
Yet  death  for  ever  fly  !] 

5  O !  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove. 
And  lix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love. 

6  Jesus  !  I  throw  my  arms  around, 

And  hang  upon  thy  breast ; 
Witliout  a  gracious  smile  from  thee 
My  spirit  cannot  rest. 

7  O  !  tell  me  that  my  worthless  name 

Is  graven  on  thy  hands ; 
Shew  me  some  promise  in  thy  book, 
Where  my  salvation  stands  ! 

[8  Give  me  one  kind  assuiing  word. 
To  sink  my  fears  again  ; 
And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall  wait 
Her  threescore  years  and  ten.] 


BOOK  II.  S03 

HYMN  108.  (C.  M.) 

^iccess  to  the  Throne  of  Grace  by  a  CVTediator. 

1   ^OME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 
Vy  Up  to  the  courts  above, 
And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there.. 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

S  Once  'twas  a  seat  of  dreadful  wrath. 
And  shot  devouring  flame  : 
Our  God  appear'd  consuming  fire, 
And  Vengeance  was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus'  blood. 

That  calm'd  his  frowning  face, 
That  sprinkled  o'er  the  burning  throne, 
And  turn'd  the  wrath  to  grace. 

4  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  feet. 

And  venture  near  the  Lord  ; 
No  fi'ry  cherub  guards  his  seat. 
Nor  double-flaming  sword. 

5  The  peaceful  gates  of  heav'nly  bliss 

Are  open'd  by  the  Son  ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 
And  reach  th'  almighty  throne. 

6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring, 

Great  advocate  on  liigli  ; 
And  glory  to  th'  eternal  King, 
Who  lays  his  fury  by. 

HYMN  109.  (L.  M.) 

The  Darkness  of  Providence. 

1  TT   ORD,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
JLi  Th'  obscure  abyss  of  Providence,  . 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense, 
yy  a 


204  HYMN  ex. 

2  Now  thou  array's!  thine  awful  face 

In  angry  frowns,  without  a  smile : 
We,  through  the  cloud,  beheve  thy  grace, 
Secure  of  thy  compassion  still. 

3  Througli  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 

We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight ; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness. 
Through  all  the  briars  and  ilie  night. 

4f  Dear  Father,  if  thy  lifted  rod 

Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below, 
Still  we  must  lean  upon  our  God, 

Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  tlu^ough. 

HYMN  110.  (S.  M.) 

Triumph  over  Death  in  Hope  of  the  Resurrection, 

1  A  ND  must  this  body  die  ? 
J\^  This  mortal  frame  decay  ? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine. 

Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay  ? 

2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 

Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 
Till  my  triumphant  sphit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God  my  Redeemer  lives, 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down,  and  watches  all  my  dust. 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4>  Array'd  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 
And  ev'ry  shape,  and  ev'ry  face, 
Look  heav'nly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 
To  Jesus'  dying  love : 


BOOK  II.  §05 

We  would  adore  his  grace  below. 
And  sing  his  pow'r  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 
Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 

HYMN  111.  (CM.) 

Thanksgiving  for  Victory  ;  or,  God*s  Dominion  and  our  Deliverance. 

1    fWlON  rejoice,  and  Judah  sing, 
M^  The  Lord  assumes  his  throne  ; 
Come,  let  us  own  the  heav'nly  King, 
And  make  his  glories  known. 

S  The  great,  the  wicked,  and  the  proud. 
From  their  high  seats  are  hurl'd ; 
Jehovah  rides  upon  a  cloud, 

And  thunders  through  the  world. 

3  He  reigns  upon  th'  eternal  hills. 

Distributes  mortal  crowns  ; 
Empires  are  ftx'd  beneath  his  smiles. 
And  totter  at  his  frowns. 

4  Navies,  that  rule  the  ocean  wide, 

Are  vanquish'd  by  his  breath  ; 
And  legions,  arm'd  witli  pow'r  and  pride, 
Descend  to  wat'ry  death. 

5  Let  tyrants  make  no  more  pretence 

To  vex  our  happy  land  ; 
Jehovah's  name  is  our  defence ; 
Our  buckler  is  his  hand. 


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HYMN  113.  (L.  M.) 

Angels  ministering  to  Christ  and  the  Saints. 

REAT  God !  to  what  a  glorious  height 
Hast  thou  advanced  the  Lord  thy  Son  ! 


206  HYMN  CXIII. 

Angels,  in  all  their  rol)es  of  light, 
Are  made  the  servants  of  his  tlirone. 

3  Before  his  feet  thine  armies  wait, 

And  swift  as  flames  of  fire  they  move, 
To  manage  his  affairs  of  state, 

In  works  of  vengeance  and  of  love. 

3  His  orders  run  through  all  the  hosts, 

Legions  descend  at  his  command ; 
To  shield  and  guard  our  native  coasts, 
When  foreign  rage  invades  our  land. 

4  Now  they  are  sent  to  guide  our  feet 

Up  to  the  gates  of  thine  abode. 
Through  all  the  dangers  that  we  meet 
In  travelhng  the  heav'nly  road. 

5  Lord,  when  I  leave  this  mortal  ground, 

And  thou  shalt  bid  me  rise  and  come. 
Send  a  beloved  angel  down 

Safe  to  conduct  my  spirit  home. 

HYMN  113.  (CM.) 

The  Same. 

1  rinHE  majesty  of  Solomon, 

I      How  glorious  to  behold  ! 
The  servants  waitirig  round  his  throne. 
The  iv'ry  and  the  gold. 

2  But,  mighty  God !  thy  palace  shines 

With  far  superior  beams  ; 
Thine  angel-guards  are  swift  as  winds. 
Thy  ministers  are  flames. 

[3  Soon  as  thine  only  Son  had  made 
His  entrance  on  the  earth, 
A  shining  army  downward  fled, 
To  celebrate  his  birth. 


BOOK  II.  S07 

4  And  when,  oppressed  with  pains  and  fears. 

On  the  cold  ground  he  Ues, 
Behold,  a  heav'nly  form  appears, 
T'  allay  l\is  agonies.] 

3  Now  to  the  hands  of  Christ,  our  King, 
Are  all  their  legions  giv'n  ; 
They  wait  upon  his  saints,  and  bring 
His  cliosen  heirs  to  heav'n. 

6  Pleasure  and  praise  run  through  their  host. 

To  see  a  sinner  turn ; 
That  Satan  has  a  captive  lost. 
And  Christ  a  subject  born. 

7  But  there's  an  liour  of  brighter  joy, 

When  he  his  angels  sends. 
Obstinate  rebels  to  destroy, 
And  gather  in  his  friends. 

8  O !  could  I  say,  without  a  doubt. 

There  shall  my  soul  be  found ; 
Then  let  the  great  archangel  shout. 
And  the  last  trumpet  sound. 

HYMN  114.  (CM.) 

Christ's  Death,  Victory,  and  Do  million . 

1  TT  SING  my  Saviour's  wond'rous  death ; 
1    He  conquer'd  when  he  fell ; 
"  Tis  finish'd,"  said  his  dying  breath, 
And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 

5  "  'Tis  finish'd,"  our  Immanuel  cries. 

The  dreadful  work  is  done  ; 
Hence  shall  his  sov'reign  throne  arise  ; 
His  kingdom  is  begun. 

3  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  laid 
For  glory  and  renown, 


S08  HYMN  CXV. 

When  through  the  regions  of  the  dead 
He  pass'd,  to  reach  the  crown. 

4  Exalted  at  his  Father's  side 

Sits  our  victorious  Lord  ; 
To  heav'n  and  hell  his  hands  divide 
The  vengeance  or  reward. 

5  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye 

Await  their  sev'ml  crowns, 
And  all  the  sons  of  darkness  fly 
The  terror  of  his  frowns. 

HYMN  115.  (CM.) 

God  the  Avenger  of  his  Saints  ;  or,  His  Kingdom  supreme. 


1 


II 


IGH  as  the  heav'ns  above  the  ground 


Reigns  the  Creator,  God ; 
Wide  as  the  whole  creation's  bound 
Extends  his  awful  rod. 

S  Let  princes  of  exalted  state 
To  him  ascribe  their  crown, 
Render  their  homage  at  his  feet, 
And  cast  their  glories  down. 

3  Know  that  his  kingdom  is  supreme. 

Your  lofty  thoughts  are  vain  ; 
He  calls  you  gods,  that  awful  name ! 
But  ye  must  die  like  men. 

4  Then  let  the  sovereigns  of  the  globe 

Not  dare  to  vex  the  just ; 
He  puts  on  vengeance  like  a  robe. 
And  treads  the  worms  to  dust. 

b  Ye  judges  of  the  earth  be  wise, 
And  think  of  heav'n  with  fear ; 
The  meanest  saint  that  you  despise 
Has  an  avenger  there. 


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HYMN  116.  (CM.) 

Mercies  and  Thanks. 

i  TTOW  can  1  sink  with  such  a  prop 
Jtl  As  my  eternal  God, 
Who  bears  the  earth's  huge  pillars  up. 
And  spreads  the  heav'ns  abroad? 

2  How  can  I  die  while  Jesus  lives. 
Who  rose  and  left  the  dead  ? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives 
From  mine  exalted  head. 

^  All  that  I  am,  and  all  1  have. 
Shall  be  for  ever  thine : 
Whatever  my  duty  bids  me  give, 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

4  Yet,  if  I  might  make  some  reserve, 
And  duty  did  not  call, 
I  love  my  God  with  zeal  so  great, 
That  1  should  give  him  all. 

HYMN  117.  (L.  M.) 

Living  and  Dying  tvith  God  present. 

1  T  CANNOT  bear  thine  absence,  Lord  ; 
JL  My  life  expires  if  thou  depart : 

Be  thou,  my  heart,  still  near  my  God, 
And  thou,  my  God,  be  near  my  heart, 

2  I  was  not  born  for  earth  or  sin. 

Nor  can  I  live  on  things  so  vile: 
Yet  I  will  stay  my  Father's  time, 

And  hope  and  wait  for  heav'n  awhile. 

3  Then,  dearest  Lord,  in  thine  embrace 

Let  me  resign  my  fleeting  breath ; 
And,  vrith  a  smile  upon  my  face. 
Pass  th'  important  hour  of  death. 


SIO  HYMNS  CXVin,  CXIX. 

HYMN  118.  (L.  M.) 

The  Priesthood  of  Christ. 

1  13  LOOD  has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies ; 
_t3  Revenge^  the  blood  of  Abel  ciies  : 
But  tlie  dear  stream,  when  Christ  was  slain, 
Speaks  peace  as  loud  from  ev'ry  vein. 

3  Pardon  and  peace  from  God  on  high : 
Behold,  he  lays  his  vengeance  by  ; 
And  rebels,  that  deserve  his  sword, 
Become  the  fav'rites  of  the  Lord. 

3  To  Jesus  let  our  praises  rise, 
Who  gave  his  life  a  sacrifice : 
Now  he  appears  before  his  God, 
And  for  our  pardon  pleads  his  blood. 

HYMN  119.  (C.  M.) 

TJie  Holy  Scriptures. 

ADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 
1  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord  ; 
And  not  a  glimpse  of  hope  appears 
But  in  thv  written  word. 


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2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage  : 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
Almost  in  ev'ry  page. 

3  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  : 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise, 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4  Here  consecrated  water  flows. 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin  ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 
Nor  danger  dwells  therein. 


BOOK  II.  Sll 

5  'J'his  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  stiiic. 

Where  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life 
Througli  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

6  0 !  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God  ! 

My  roving  feet  command  ; 
Xor  I  forsake  the  happy  road 
Tliat  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 

HYMN  120.  (S.M.) 

The  La-iv  and  Gospel  joined  in  ScHpturc. 

1  fTpHE  Lord  declares  his  will, 
_1_     And  keeps  the  world  in  awe  ; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fi'ry  law. 

3  The  Lord  reveals  his  face. 
And  smiling  from  above, 
Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
Th'  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 

Our  Maker's  just  commands  ; 
Tlie  pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 

[4  Hence  we  awake  our  fear, 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence  : 
The  arms  of  grace  af  e  treasur'd  here, 
And  armour  of  defence. 

5  We  learn  Christ  crucify 'd, 

And  here  behold  his  blood ; 
All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good.] 

6  We  read  the  heav'nly  word, 

We  take  the  offier'd  grace, 
Zz 


2 IS  HYMNS  CXXI,  CXXII. 

Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 

7  In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 
Against  a  book  divine, 
Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the  page^ 
Where  beams  of  mercy  shine. 

HYMN  121.  (L.  M.) 

The  Law  and  Gospel  distinguished. 

i  fTMHE  law  commands  and  makes  us  know 
I     What  duties  to  our  God  we  owe  ; 
But  *tis  the  gospel  must  reveal 
Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shews  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been; 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love,  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  doth  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  that  fails  but  once! 
But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears 
Pard'ning  the  guilt  of  num'rous  years. 

4  My  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law ! 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives : 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise  lives. 

HYMN  122.  (L.  M.) 

Retiremeni  and  JMeditation. 

1  "l\/jY  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
ItJ.  a  stranger  to  myself  and  thee  ; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove. 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  eartl). 
And  thus  debase  my  heav'nly  birth  ? 


BOOK  II.  313 

Wiiy  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go  ? 

3  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense  ; 
One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence  : 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 

And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth  with  all  her  scenes  withdrawn ; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone  ; 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind. 

My  heav'n,  and  there  my  God,  I  ftnd. 

HYMN  123.  (L.  M.) 

T/ie  beneft  of  Public  Ordinances. 

1     k  WAY  from  ev'ry  mortal  care, 
_/\.  Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat  j 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar, 
And  wait  and  worsliip  near  thy  seat 

5  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace 

We  see  thy  feet,  and  we  adore  ; 
We  gaze  upon  thy  lovely  face, 

And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  pow'r. 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn. 
United  groans  ascend  on  high  ; 
And  prayer  bears  a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 

[4  If  Satan  rage,  and  sin  grows  strong, 

Here  we  receive  some  cheering  word : 
We  gird  the  gospel-armour  on. 
To  fight  the  battles  of  the  Lord. 

.9  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies, 

(Our  conscience  gall'd  wth  inward  sting?;) 
Here  doth  the  righteous  Sun  arise. 
With  healing  beams  beneath  his  wings. 


2 14  HYMNS  CXXIV,  CXXV. 

6  Father  !  my  soul  would  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side  ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still  keep  thy  dwelhng  in  my  heart. 

HYMN  124.  (C.  M.) 

Jifoses,  Aaron^  and  JosJiua. 

1  ^fTTllS  not  the  law  often  commands, 
I      On  holy  Sinai  giv'n, 
Or  sent  to  men  by  Moses'  hands. 
Can  bring  us  safe  to  heav'n. 

%  'Tis  not  the  blood  which  Aaron  spilt. 
Nor  smoke  of  sweetest  smell, 
Can  buy  a  i}ardon  for  our  guilt, 
Or  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Aaron  the  priest  resigns  his  breath 

At  God's  immediate  will ; 
And  in  the  dtsert  yields  to  death 
Upon  th'  appointed  hill. 

4  And  thus,  on  Jordan's  yonder  side 

The  tribes  of  Israel  stand, 
While  Moses  bow'd  his  head  and  died, 
Short  of  the  proniis'd  land. 

5  Israel,  rejoice,  now*  Joshua  leads, 

He'll  bring  your  tribes  to  rest ; 
So  far  the  Saviour's  name  exceeds 
The  ruler  and  the  priest, 

HYMN  i^o.  (L.  M.) 

Fuit\  and  Repeiiiance,  Unbelief  and  Lnpevitence. 

1  T  IFE  and  immortal  joys  are  giv'n 

j_j  To  souls  that  mourn  the  sins  they've  done 
Children  of  wrath  made  heirs  of  heav'n, 
By  faith  in  God's  eternal  Son. 

*  Joshua,  the  same  with  Jesus,  which  signifies  a  Saviour. 


BOOK  II.  215 

2  Woe  to  the  wretch,  who  never  felt  • 

The  inward  pangs  of  pious  grief^ 
But  adds  to  all  his  crying  guilt 
The  stubborn  sin  of  unbelief. 

3  The  law  condemns  the  rebel  dead. 

Under  the  wrath  of  God  he  lies  ; 
He  seals  the  curse  on  liis  own  head. 
And  with  a  double  vengeance  dies. 

HYMN  126.  (C.  M.) 

God  glorified  in  the  Gospel. 

HE  Lord,  descending  from  above, 


T 


Invites  his  children  near 


While  pow'r,  and  truth,  and  boundless  love, 
Display  their  glories  liere. 

2  Here  in  the  gospel's  wond'rous  frame, 
Fresh  wisdom  we  pursue  ; 
A  thousand  angels  learn  thy  name, 
Beyond  whate'er  they  knew. 

S  Thy  name  is  writ  in  fairest  lines, 
Thy  wonders  here  we  trace ; 
Wisdom  through  all  the  myst'ry  shines. 
And  shines  in  Jesus'  face. 

4  The  law  its  best  obedience  owes 

To  our  incarnate  God ! 
And  thy  revenging  justice  shows 
Its  honours  in  his  blood. 

5  But  still  the  lustre  of  thy  grace 

Our  warmer  thoughts  employs, 
Gilds  the  whole  scene  with  brighter  rays. 
And  more  exalts  our  joys. 

z  z  2 


:3i6  HYMNS  CXXVII,  CXXVIH. 

HYMN  lar.  (L.  M.) 

Circumcision  and  Baptism. 
(Written  only  for  those  who  practise  Infant  Baptism.) 

1  rjniHUS  did  the  sons  of  Abraham  pass 

I      Under  the  bloody  seal  of  grace  ; 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke. 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

5  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  prove 
His  Father's  covenant,  and  his  love ! 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace. 
And  not  forbids  their  infant  race. 

3  Tlieir  seed  is  sprinkled  with  his  blood  ; 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God : 

His  Spirit  on  their  offspring  shed, 
like  water  pour'd  upon  the  head. 

4  Let  ev'ry  saint,  with  cheerful  voice, 
In  this  large  covenant  rejoice : 
Young  children,  in  their  early  days. 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abrah'm  praise. 

HYMN  128.  (C.  M.) 

Corrupt  JSTature  from  Adam. 

i  "wj  LESS'D  with  the  joys  of  innocence 
Jj  Adam  our  father  stood. 
Till  he  debas'd  his  soul  to  sense. 
And  eat  th'  unlawful  food. 

2  Now  we  are  bom  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful  joys  inclined  ; 
Beason  hath  lost  its  native  place. 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

.3  While  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion,  reigns. 
Sin  is  the  sweetest  good  ; 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 


BOOK  ir.  Si7 

4  Great  God !  renew  our  ruin'd  frame  : 

Our  broken  poWrs  restore  : 
Inspire  us  with  a  heav'nly  flame, 
And  flesh  shall  reign  no  more. 

5  Eternal  Spirit !  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts, 
Ajid  let  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 

HYMN  129.  (L.  M.) 

We  -walk  by  Faith,  not  by  Sig^ht. 

1  ^fTnlS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 

1     We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night  j 
Till  we  arrive  at  heav'n,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

S  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies  ; 
She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear  5 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heav'nly  ray, 
Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

4  So  Abraham,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God ; 
His  faith  beheld  the  promis'd  land, 
And  fir'd  his  zeal  along  the  road. 

HYMN  130.  (C.  M.) 

The  JVew  Creation. 

1     A  ITEND,  while  God's  exalted  Son 
XjL  Doth  his  own  glories  shew  5 
"  Behold,  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
"  Creating  all  things  new. 


S18  HYMN  CXXXl. 

s  "  Nature  and  sin  are  passed  away, 
"  And  the  old  Adam  dies ; 
"  My  hands  a  new  foundation  lay ; 
"  See  the  new  world  arise ! 

3  "  ril  be  a  Sun  of  righteousness, 

"  To  the  new  heav'ns  I  make  : 
'-  None  but  the  new-born  heirs  of  grace 
"  My  glories  shall  partake." 

4  Mighty  Redeemer !  set  me  free 

From  my  old  state  of  sin  ; 

O  make  my  soul  alive  to  thee ; 

Create  new  pow'rs  within. 

5  Renew  mine  eyes,  and  form  mine  ears^ 

And  mould  my  heart  afresh  ; 
Give  me  new  passions,  joys,  and  fears. 
And  turn  the  stone  to  flesh. 

6  Far  from  the  regions  of  the  dead. 

From  sin,  and  earth,  and  hell ; 
In  the  new  world  that  grace  hath  made 
I  would  for  ever  dwell. 

HYMN  131.  (L.  M.) 

The  Excellency  of  the  Christian  Religion. 

1  TT   ET  everlasting  glories  crown 

JLi  Thy  head,  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord; 
Thy  hands  liave  brought  salvation  down. 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

[2  What  if  we  trace  the  globe  around, 
And  search  from  Britain  to  Japan, 
There  shall  be  no  religion  found, 
So  just  to  God,  so  safe  for  man.] 

3  In  vain  the  trembUng  conscience  seeks 
Sonie  solid  ground  to  rest  upon : 


BOOK  11.  219 

With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks. 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 

4  How  w^cU  thy  blessed  truths  agree ! 
How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands  ! 
Thy  promises,  how  firm  they  be  ! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands ! 

[.5  Not  the  feign'd  fields  of  heathenish  bliss 
Could  raise  such  pleasures  in  the  mind ; 
Nor  does  the  Turkish  paradise 
Pretend  to  joys  so  well  rcfin'd.] 

[6  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 
Assault  my  faith  with  treach'rous  art, 
rd  call  them  vanity  and  lies. 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 

HYMN  132.  (C.  M.) 

The  OJicea  of  Christ. 

1  TTTE  bless  the  Prophet  of  the  Lord, 
W    That  comes  with  truth  and  grace  ; 
Jesus,  thy  Spirit  and  thy  word 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

3  We  rev'rence  our  High  Priest  above, 
Who  offer'd  up  his  blood. 
And  lives  to  carry  on  his  love. 
By  pleading  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King ; 
How  sweet  are  his  commands ! 
He  guards  our  souls  from  hell  and  sin 
Bv  his  almiditv  liands. 

4*  Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name, 
Who  saves  by  different  ways ; 
His  mercies  lay  a  sov'reign  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 


220         HYMNS  CXXXIII,  CXXXIV. 
HYM:N  133.  (L.  M.) 

TJlc  operations  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  l^^  TERNAL  Spirit !  we  confess 

_|jj  And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace  : 
Thy  pow'r  conveys  our  blessings  down. 
From  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son. 

3  Enhghten'd  by  thine  heav'nly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day  : 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  pow'r  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin  : 
Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 

And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice. 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys  ; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind. 

And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 

HYMN  134.  (CM.) 

Circumcision  abolished. 

1  rriHE  promise  was  divinely  free  : 
I      Extensive  was  the  grace  : 
"  I  will  the  God  of  Abraham  be, 
"  And  of  his  numerous  race.'' 

5  He  said,  and  >vith  a  bloody  seal 

Confirmed  the  words  he  spoke. 
Long  did  the  sons  of  Abrah'm  feel 
The  sharp  and  painful  yoke. 

3  Till  God's  own  Son,  descending  low. 
Gave  his  own  flesh  to  bleed ; 
And  Gentiles  taste  the  blessings  now. 
From  the  hard  bondage  freed. 


BOOK  II.  SSI 

^  The  God  of  Abrah'm  claims  our  praise  ; 
His  promises  endure  ; 
And  Christ,  the  Lord,  in  gentler  ways 
Makes  the  salvation  sure. 

HYMN  135.  (L.  M.) 

Types  and  Prophecies  of  Christ. 

1  T|  EHOLD  the  woman's  promis'd  Seed  ! 
X3  Behold  the  great  Messiah  come  ; 
Behold  tlie  prophets  all  agreed 
To  give  him  the  superior  room  ! 

S  Abraham,  the  saint,  rejoic'd  of  old. 
When  visions  of  the  Lord  he  saw  ; 
Moses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  fulflUer  of  his  law. 

3  The  types  bore  witness  to  his  name, 

Obtained  their  chief  design,  and  ceas'd : 
The  incense,  and  the  bleeding  lamb, 
The  ark,  the  altar,  and  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet, 

To  join  their  blessings  on  his  head  : 
Jesus,  we  worship  at  thy  feet. 

And  nations  own  the  promis'd  Seed. 

HYMN  136.  (L.  M.) 

Miracles  at  the  Birth  of  Christ, 

i  rwiHE  King  of  glory  sends  his  Son, 

I     To  make  his  entrance  on  this  earth  j 
Behold  the  midnight  bright  as  noon, 
And  heav'nly  hosts  declare  his  birth. 

5  About  the  young  Redeemer's  head 

What  wonders  and  what  glories  meet  ] 
An  unknown  star  arose,  and  led 
The  eastern  sages  to  his  feet. 


S^^         HYMNS  CXXXVII,  CXXXVllI. 

3  Simeon  and  Anna  both  conspire 

The  infant-Saviour  to  proclaim  ; 
Inward  they  felt  the  sacred  fire, 

And  bless'd  the  babe,  and  own'd  his  name. 

4  Let  Jews  and  Greeks  blaspheme  aloud, 

And  treat  the  holy  child  with  scorn  ,• 
Our  souls  adore  th'  eternal  God, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born. 

HYMN  137.  (L.  M.) 

^Miracles  in  the  Life^  Deaths  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  ~W%  EHOLD,  the  blind  their  sight  receive  ! 
Jj  Behold,  the  dead  awake  and  live  ! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders,  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

5  Thus  doth  th'  eternal  Spirit  own, 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son  ; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause. 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies!  the  heav'ns  in  mourning  stood; 
He  rises,  and  appears  a  God : 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die. 

4  Hence  and  for  ever  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart  ; 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign, 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 

HYMN  138.  (L.  M.) 

The  Poioer  of  the  Gospel. 

i   'T^  HIS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love, 
X     Sent  to  the  nations  from  above ; 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  shew 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 


BOOK  II.  ass 

S  This  remedy  did  wisdom  iind, 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind  ; 
This  sov'reigii  bahn,  wliose  virtues  can 
Restore  tlie  ruin'd  creatme,  man. 

3  The  Gospel  bids  the  dead  revive  ; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice,  and  live : 
Dry  bones  are  rais'd,  and  cloth'd  afresh. 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turn'd  to  flesh. 

[4  Where  Satan  reign'd  in  shades  of  night. 
The  Gospel  strikes  a  hcav'nly  light ; 
Our  lusts  its  wond'rous  pow'r  controuls, 
And  calms  the  rage  of  angry  souls.] 

[5  Lions,  and  beasts  of  savage  name. 
Put  on  the  nature  of  the  lamb  ; 
While  the  wide  world  esteems  it  strange, 
Gaze,  and  admire,  and  hate  the  change.] 

0  May  but  this  grace  my  soul  renew, 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  me  too : 
The  word  that  saves  me  does  engage 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage. 

HYMN  139.  (L.  M.) 

The  Example  of  Christ. 

1  1\/f  Y  dear  Redeemer,  and  my  Lord, 
XtJL  I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word. 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  def 'rence  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe,  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  tJie  midnight  air 
Witness'd  the  fervour  of  thy  prav'r  ,- 

3  A 


82^  HYMNS  CXL,  CXLI. 

The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  vict'ry  too. 

•4  Be  thou  my  pattern ;  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here : 
Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my  name 
Amongst  the  tbirwers  of  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  140.  (C.  M.) 

The  Examples  of  Christ  and  the  Saints. 

1  £^  IVE  me  the  wings  of  Faith,  to  rise 
VH"  Within  the  veil,  and  see 
The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys. 
How  bright  their  glories  be. 

S  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below. 
And  wet  their  couch  with  tears ; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now. 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  I  ask  them  whence  their  vict'ry  came  ? 

They,  with  united  breath. 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  his  death. 

4  They  mark'd  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 

(His  zeal  Inspir'd  their  breast:) 
And,  foU'wing  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess  the  promis'd  rest. 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  his  own  pattern  giv'n. 
While  the  long  cloud  of  vntnesses 
Shew  the  same  path  to  heav'n. 

HYMN  141.  (C.  M.) 

Faith,  assisted  by  S^-ise;  or,  Preaching ,  Baptism,  and  the  Lor  ah  Suppt' 

i  I^/TY  Saviour  God,  my  Sovereign  Prince. 
i^JL  Reigns  far  above  the  skies ; 


BOOK  II.  223 

But  brings  his  graces  down  to  sense, 
And  helps  my  faith  to  rise. 

2  My  eyes  and  cars  shall  bless  his  name. 

They  read  and  hear  his  word : 
My  touch  and  taste  shall  do  the  same. 
When  they  receive  the  Lord. 

3  Baptismal  water  is  designed 

To  seal  his  cleansing  grace. 
While  at  his  feast  of  bread  and  wii-ic 
He  gives  his  saints  a  place. 

4  But  not  the  waters  of  a  flood 

Can  make  my  flesh  so  clean, 
As  by  his  Spirit  and  his  blood, 
He'll  wash  my  soul  from  sin. 

5  Not  choicest  meats  or  noblest  wines 

So  much  my  heart  refresh, 
As  when  my  faith  goes  through  the  signs. 
And  feeds  upon  his  flesh. 

6  I  love  the  Lord,  who  stoops  so  low 

To  give  his  word  a  seal : 
But  the  rich  grace  his  hands  bestow 
Exceeds  the  figures  still. 


■N 


HYMN  143.  (S.  M.) 

Faith  in  Christ  our  Sacrifice. 

A. 

OTall  the  blood  of  beasts 


On  Jewisli  altars  slain. 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace. 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 
Takes  all  our  sins  away  : 
A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name. 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 


2^«  HYMN  CXLIIK 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  1  stand. 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree. 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

?  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove  ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice. 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 

HYMN  113.  (C.  M.) 

Flesh  and  Spirit. 

1  "^T^THAT  difF'rent  powers  of  grace  and  sin 
V  ?     Attend  our  mortal  state ; 
I  hate  the  thoughts  that  work  within, 
And  do  the  works  I  hate. 

%  Now  I  complain,  and  groan,  and  die, 
Wliile  sin  and  Satan  reign : 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
For  grace  prevails  again. 

^  So  darkness  struggles  with  the  light. 
Till  perfect  day  arise ; 
Water  and  fire  maintain  the  fight. 
Until  the  weaker  dies. 

4  Thus  will  the  flesh  and  Spirit  strive. 
And  vex  and  break  my  peace  ; 
But  I  shall  quit  this  mortal  life. 
And  sin  for  ever  cease. 


BOOK  11.  SS7 

HYMN  1*+.  (L.  M.) 

The  Effusion  of  the  Spirit;  or,  'J'/ie  Success  of  the  Gospel. 

i  g^  REAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
\J[  When  the  divine  disciples  met : 
Whilst  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

3  What  gifts,  what  miracles,  he  gave, 
And  pow'r  to  kill,  and  pow'r  to  save, 
Furnish'd  their  tongues  Avith  wond'rous  words, 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Thus  arm'd,  he  sent  the  champions  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north  ; 
'-  Go,  and  assert  your  Saviour's  cause : 

"  Go,  spread  the  myst'ry  of  his  cross." 

4  These  weapons  of  the  lioly  war. 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are, 

To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow, 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low  ! 

o  Nations,  the  learned,  and  the  rude, 
Are  by  these  heav'nly  arms  subdu'd ; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss, 
And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

f)  Great  King  of  grace  !  my  heart  subdue  ; 
I  would  be  led  in  triumph  too, 
A  willing  captive  to  my  Lord, 
And  sing  the  victories  of  his  word. 

HYJVIN  145.  (C.  M.) 

Sight  through  a  Glacs,  and  Face  to  Face. 

i  T  LOVE  the  windows  of  thy  grace, 
Jl   Through  which  my  Lord  is  seen. 
And  long  to  meet  my  Saviour's  face,  • 
Without  a  glass  between. 

3  A  3 


3S8  HYMNS  CXLVl,  CXLVII. 

2  O  that  the  happy  hour  wci-e  come. 

To  change  my  faith  to  sight ! 
I  shall  behold  my  Lord  at  home. 
III  a  diviner  light. 

3  Haste,  my  Beloved,  and  remove 

These  interposing  days ; 
Then  shall  my  passions  all  be  love. 
And  all  my  pow'rs  be  praise. 

HYMN  146.  (L.  M.) 

The  Vanity  of  Creatures  /  or,  JVb  Best  on  Earth. 

i  1\/f  ^N  hath  a  soul  of  vast  desires, 
j^_|_  He  burns  within  with  restless  fires, 
Toss'd  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 

2  In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to  find 
Some  solid  good  to  fill  the  mind  ; 
We  try  new  pleasures,  but  we  feel, 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 

3  So,  when  a  raging  fever  burns. 

We  shift  from  side  to  side  by  turns ; 

And  'tis  a  poor  relief  we  gain. 

To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pai]i. 

-1  Great  God,  subdue  this  vicious  thirst. 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust ; 
Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind. 
And  feed  our  &ouls  with  joys  refin'd. 

HYMN  147.  (C.  M.) 

The  Creation  of  the  World.  Gen.  i. 

1  "  l^rOW  let  the  spacious  world  arise," 
J^    Said  the  Creator  Lord  : 
At  once  th'  obedient  earth  and  skies 
Rose  at  his  sovereign  word. 


BOOK  II.  2^9 

[2  Dark  was  the  deep ;  the  waters  lay 
Conf'us'd,  and  drowii'd  the  land  : 
He  caird  the  light ;  the  new-born  day 
Attends  on  his  command. 

3  He  bids  the  clouds  ascend  on  high  5 

The  clouds  ascend,  and  bear 
A  wat'ry  treasure  to  the  sky, 
*  And  float  on  softer  ah\ 

4  The  Uquid  element  below 

Was  gather'd  by  his  hand ; 
The  rolling  seas  together  flow, 
And  leave  the  solid  land. 

5  Whh  herbs  and  plants,  (a  flow'ry  birth) 

The  naked  globe  he  crown'd. 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  bless  the  earth. 
Or  sun  to  warm  the  ground. 

6  Then  he  adorn'd  the  upper  skies  ; 

Behold,  the  sun  appears : 
TJie  moon  and  stars  in  order  rise, 
To  mark  out  months  and  years. 

7  Out  of  tlie  deep,  th'  almighty  King 

Did  vital  beings  frame. 
The  painted  fowls  of  ev'ry  wing, 
And  fish  of  ev'ry  name.] 

8  He  gave  the  lion  and  the  worm 

At  once  their  wond'rous  birth, 
And  grazing  beasts,  of  various  form. 
Rose  from  the  teeming  earth. 

9  Adam  was  fram'd  of  equal  clay. 

Though  sovereign  of  the  rest  ; 
Designed  for  nobler  ends  than  they. 
With  God's  own  image  blest. 


^30  HYMN  CXLVIII. 


*t 


10  Tims  glorious  in  the  Maker's  eye 

The  young  creation  stood ; 
He  saw  the  ])uilding  from  on  high, 
His  word  pronounc'd  it  good. 

11  Lord,  while  the  frame  of  nature  stands. 

Thy  praise  shall  fill  my  tongue : 
But  the  new  world  of  gi'ace  demands 
A  more  exalted  song. 

HYMN  148.  (C.  M.) 

God  reconciled  in  Christ. 

BAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 
My  Jesus,  and  my  God, 
Who  can  resist  thy  heav'nly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood  ? 


1 


D 


2  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  thy  death 
The  Father  smiles  again ; 
'Tis  by  thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

2  'Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 
My  thoughts  no  comfort  find  ; 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

1  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear. 
My  hope,  my  joy,  begins : 
His  liame  forbids  my  slavish  fear. 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely. 
And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  th'  incarnate  mystery. 
And  there  I  fix  mv  trust. 


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H\MN  149.  (C.  M.) 

Ifovonr  to  Magistrates  ;  or,  Government  from  God. 

1  TTl  TERN AL  sovereign  of  the  sky, 
JOi  And  Lord  of  all  below, 
We  mortals  to  thy  majesty 
Om'  first  obedience  owe. 

S  Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme, 
And  bless  thy  providence, 
For  magistrates  of  meaner  name, 
Our  glory  and  defence. 

[3  The  crowns  of  righteous  princes  shine 
With  rays  above  the  rest, 
Where  laws  and  liberties  combine 
To  make  the  nation  blest. 

4  Kingdoms  on  firm  foundations  stand, 

While  virtue  finds  reward  ; 
And  sinners  perish  from  the  land, 
By  justice  and  the  sword. 

5  Let  Csesar's  due  be  ever  paid 

To  C?esar  and  his  throne  ; 
But  consciences  and  souls  were  made 
To  be  the  Lord's  alone. 

HYMN  150.  (C.  M.) 

The  Deeeitfulness  of  Sin. 

1   OlN  hath  a  thousand  treach'rous  arts, 
©  To  practise  on  the  mind  ; 
With  flatt'ring  looks  she  tempts  our  hearts, 
But  leaves  a  sting  behind. 

S  With  names  of  virtue  she  deceives 
The  aged  and  the  young  : 
And  while  the  heedless  wretch  believes. 
She  makes  his  fetters  strong. 


23-2  HYMN  CLI,  CLII. 

3  She  pleads  for  all  the  joys  she  brings. 

And  gives  a  fair  pretence  ; 
But  cheats  the  soul  of  lieav'nly  things^ 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 

4  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fair 

Grew  the  forbidden  food  ; 
Our  mother  took  tlie  poison  there, 
And  tainted  all  her  blood. 

HYMN  151.  (L.  M.) 

Prophecy  and  Inspiration. 

1  ijfXlWAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 

1      The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his  word  , 
His  Spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire, 
And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heav'nly  fire. 

3  The  works  and  wonders  which  they  wrought 
Confirmed  the  messages  they  brought ; 
The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath, 
To  save  the  holy  words  fiom  death. 

3  Great  God  !  mine  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book ; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  1  see, 

And  read  his  name,  who  died  for  me. 

4  Let  tlie  false  raptm^es  of  the  mind 
Be  lost  and  vanish  in  the  wind : 
Here  I  can  fix  my  hope  secure ; 
This  is  tiiy  word,  and  must  endure. 

HYMN  152.  (C.  M.) 

Sinai  and  Zion.  Heb.  xii.  IS,  Stc. 

1   l^OT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
X^    The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke  ; 
Not  to  the  thunder  of  +hat  word, 
Wliich  God  on  Sinai  spoke,- 


BOOK  II.  233 

^  But  we  arc  come  to  Zion's  lull. 
The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will. 
And  spread  his  love  abroad. 

3  Behold  th'  innumerable  host 

Of  angels  cloth'd  in  light ! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
Whose  faith  is  turn'd  to  sight ! 

4  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there. 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heav'n ! 
And  God,  the  Judge  of  all,  declares 
Their  vilest  sins  forgiv'n. 

5  The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead, 

But  one  communion  make  ; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  head, 
And  of  his  grace  partake. 

6  In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest : 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is 
Must  be  for  ever  blest. 

HYMN  153.  (CM.) 

The  Distemper,  Folly,  and  Madness  of  Sin, 

1  OIN,  like  a  venomous  disease, 

^  Infects  our  vital  blood  :  ^ 

The  only  balm  is  sov'reign.  grace, 
And  the  physician,  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death  ; 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recalls  the  dead 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness  by  nature  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and  rage ; 


S34  HYMN  CUV. 

Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine. 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

[4  We  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind. 
And  solid  good  despise : 
Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind, 
Till  Jesus  makes  us  wise. 

5  We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel, 
We  drink  the  pois'nous  gall, 
And  rush  \vith  fury  down  to  hell ; 
But  heav'n  prevents  the  fall.] 

[6  I'he  man  possessed  among  the  tombs. 
Cuts  his  own  flesh  and  cries  : 
He  foams  and  raves  till  Jesus  comes, 
And  the  foul  spirit  flies.] 

HYMN  1,51.  (L.  M.) 

Self-Righteonmess  insufficient. 

1  "  "WT THERE  are  the  mourners,"*  saith  the 
W  Lord, 

"  That  wait  and  tremble  at  my  word  ? 
"  That  walk  in  darkness  all  the  day  ? 
"  Come  make  my  name  your  trust  and  stay. 

[2  "  No  works  nor  duties  of  your  own 
"  Can  for  the  smallest  sin  atone  ; 
'-'  fThe  robes  that  nature  may  provide, 
"  Will  not  your  least  pollutions  hide. 

3  "  The  softest  couch  that  nature  knows 
"  Can  give  the  conscience  no  repose : 
"  Look  to  my  righteousness,  and  live : 

'•  Cormfoil:  and  peace  are  mine  to  give.] 

4  "  Ye  sons  of  pride,  that  kindle  coals 

••  With  your  own  hands  to  warm  your  souls, 

*  Isaiah  1.  10,  11.  t  ^^^^  xxriii.  22. 


BOOK  II.  235 

•  Walk  in  the  liglit  of  your  own  fire, 

•  Enjoy  the  sparks  that  ye  desire : 

^-  This  is  your  portion  at  my  hands, 

•  Hell  waits  you  with  lier  iron  bands  ; 

•  Ye  shall  lie  down  in  sorrow  there, 

•  In  death,  in  darkness,  and  despair." 


L 


HYMN  155.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  07ir  Passover. 

O !  the  destroying  angel  flies 


To  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land  ; 
The  pride  and  flow'r  of  Egypt  dies 
By  his  vindictive  hand. 

2  He  pass'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er, 

Nor  pouv'd  the  wrath  divine  ; 
He  saw  the  blood  on  ev'ry  door. 
And  blest  the  peaceful  sign. 

3  Thus  the  appointed  Lamb  must  bleed. 

To  break  th'  Egyptian  yoke ; 
Thus  Israel  is  from  bondage  freed, 
And  'scapes  the  angel's  stroke. 

4  Lord,  if  my  heart  were  sprinkled  too 

With  blood  so  rich  as  thine. 
Justice  no  longer  would  pursue 
This  guilty  soul  of  mine. 

5  Jesus  our  passover  was  slain, 

And  has  at  once  procur'd 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy  chain. 
And  God's  avenging  sword. 

HYMN  156.  (C.  M.) 

PreswJiption  and  Despair  ;  or,  Satan's  various  Temptations. 

1  T  HATE  the  tempter  and  his  charms. 
JIL    I  hate  his  flatt'ring  breath : 
3B 


336  HYMN  CLVII. 

Tlie  serpent  takes  a  thousand  forms. 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death. 

a  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 
Or  kills  with  slavish  fear ; 
And  holds  us  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption,  or  despair. 

3  Now  he  persuades,  "  How  easy  'tis 
"  To  walk  the  road  to  heav'n ;" 
Anon  he  swells  our  sins,  and  cries, 
"  They  cannot  be  forgiv'n." 

[4  He  bids  young  sinners  "  Yet  forbear 
"  To  think  of  God  or  death  ; 
"  For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
"  But  melancholy  breath." 

5  He  tells  the  aged  -  they  must  die ! 

"  And  'tis  too  late  to  pray ; 
"  In  vain  for  mercy  now  they  cry, 
"  For  they  have  lost  their  day." 

6  Thus  he  supports  his  cruel  tlu'one 

By  mischief  and  deceit, 
And  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 
To  darkness  and  the  pit. 

7  Almighty  God,  cut  short  his  pow'r. 

Let  him  in  darkness  dwell ; 
And  that  he  vex  the  earth  no  more, 
Confine  him  down  to  hell. 


HYMN  157.  (C.  M.) 

Tfie  Same. 

OW  Satan  comes,  with  dreadful  roar 
And  threatens  to  destroy  ; 
He  worries  whom  he  can't  devour 
With  a  malicious  joy. 


'N 


BOOK  11.  S37 

3  Ye  sons  of  God,  oppose  his  rage  ; 
Resist,  and  he'll  be  gone ; 
Thus  did  our  dearest  Lord  engage, 
And  vanquish  him  alone. 

3  Now  he  appears  almost  divine. 

Like  innocence  and  love  ; 
But  the  old  serpent  lurks  within. 
When  he  assumes  the  dove.  ► 

4  Fly  from  the  false  deceiver's  tongue. 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  fly  : 
Our  parents  found  the  snare  too  strong, 
Nor  should  the  children  try. 

HYMN  158.  (L.  M.) 

Feiv  saved  ;  or,  The  almost  Christian,  the  Hypocrite,  and  tlie  apostate. 

ROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 
And  thousands  walk  together  there : 
But  wisdom  shows  a  narrower  path, 
With  here  and  there  a  traveller, 

3  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 
Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command  ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heav'nly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul,  that  tires  and  faints. 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain  ; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain : 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 


B 


238  HYMNS  CLXIX,  CLX. 

HYMN  159.  (C.  M.) 

.^n  Uncom^trted  State ;  or,  Converting  Qi'ace. 

[1  1^  REAT  King  of  glory  and  of  grace ! 
\j[  We  own,  with  humble  shame. 
How  vile  is  our  degen'rate  race. 
And  our  first  father's  name.] 

S  From  Adam  flows  our  tainted  blood, 
The  poison  reigns  witliin  : 
Makes  us  averse  to  all  tliat's  good. 
And  wiling  slaves  to  sin. 

[3  Daily  w^e  break  thy  holy  laws. 
And  then  reject  thy  grace : 
Engag'd  in  the  old  serpent's  cause, 
Against  our  Maker's  face.] 

4  We  live  estrang'd  afar  from  God, 

And  love  the  distance  well ; 
With  haste  we  run  the  dang'rous  road. 
That  leads  to  death  and  hell. 

5  And  can  such  rebels  be  restor'd ! 

Such  natures  made  divine  ! 
Let  sinners  see  thy  glory.  Lord, 
And  feel  this  pow'r  of  thine. 

6  We  raise  our  Father's  name  on  high, 

Who  his  own  Spirit  sends, 
To  bring  rebellious  strangers  nigh. 
And  turn  his  foes  to  friends. 

HYMN  160.  (L.  M.) 

Custom  ill  Sin. 

1  TT   ET  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
Xj  F^it  off  the  spots  that  nature  gives ; 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 

And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 


BOOK  II.  239 

2  As  well  might  Etliiopian  slaves 

Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  skin ; 
The  dead  as  well  may  leave  their  graves. 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin. 

3  Where  vice  has  held  its  empire  long, 

'Twill  not  endure  tlie  least  controul ; 
None  but  a  pow'r  divinely  strong 
Can  turn  the  current  of  the  soul. 

4  Great  God !  I  own  thy  pow'r  divine, 

That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  mine  j 
1  would  be  form'd  anew,  and  bless 
Tlie  wonders  of  creating  grace. 

HYMN  161.  (CM.) 

Christian  Virtues  ;  or,  The  Difficulty  of  Conversion. 

1   O  TRAIT  is  the  way,  the  door  is  strait j 
Jo  That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
'Tis  but  a  few^  that  iind  the  gate, 
While  crowds  mistake,  and  die. 

%  Beloved  self  must  be  denied, 
The  mind  and  will  renewed. 
Passion  suppiess'd,  and  patience  tried, 
And  vain  desires  subdu'd. 

[3  Flesh  is  a  dang'rous  foe  to  grace. 
Where  it  prevails  and  rules  ,• 
Flesh  must  be  humbled,  pride  abas'd, 
Lest  they  destroy  our. souls. 

4  The  love  of  gold  be  banish'd  hence, 

(That  vile  idolatry,) 
And  ev'ry  member,  ev'ry  sense. 
In  sweet  subjection  lie. 

5  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  pow'iv 

Requires  a  strong  i-estraint  : 

3  B  2 


S40  HYMNS  CLXII,  CLXIir. 

We  must  be  watchful  ev'iy  houi\ 
And  pray,  but  never  faint.] 

fi  Lord,  can  a  feeble  helpless  worm 
Fulfil  a  task  so  hard  ? 
Thy  grace  must  all  my  work  perform. 
And  give  the  free  reward. 

HYMN  lf>2.  (C.  M.) 

The  Meditation  of  Heaven  ;  or,  The  Joys  of  Faith. 

1  "]\ /■"Y  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies, 
_iVl.  And  look  within  the  veil ; 
There  springs  of  endless  pleasure  rise. 
The  waters  never  fail. 

S  There  I  behold,  with  sweet  delight. 
The  blessed  Three  in  One  ; 
And  strong  affections  fix  my  sight 
On  God's  incarnate  Son. 

3  His  promise  stands  for  ever  firm. 

His  grace  shall  ne'er  depart ; 
He  binds  my  name  upon  his  arm, 
And  seals  it  on  his  heart. 

4  Light  are  the  pains  that  nature  brings  ^ 

How  short  our  sorrows  are, 
When,  with  eternal  future  things, 
The  present  we  compare  ! 

5  I  would  not  be  a  stranger  still 

To  that  celestial  place. 
Where  I  for  ever  hope  to  dwell, 
Near  my  Redeemer's  face. 


D 


HYMN  163.  (C.  M.) 

Complaint  of  Desertion  and  Temptation. 

EAR  Lord !  behold  our  sore  distress. 
Our  sins  attempt  to  reign  ; 


BOOK  11.  24  1 

Stretch  out  thine  arm  of  conqu'ring  grace, 
And  let  thy  foes  be  slain. 

[2  The  lion,  with  his  dreadful  roar. 
Affrights  thy  feeble  sheep : 
Reveal  the  glory  of  thy  pow'r, 
And  chain  him  to  the  deep. 

3  Must  we  indulge  a  long  despair  ? 

Shall  our  petitions  die  ? 
Our  mournings  never  reach  thine  ear, 
Nor  tears  affect  thine  eye  ?] 

4  If  thou  despise  a  mortal  groan, 

Yet  hear  a  Saviour's  blood  ; 
An  advocate  so  near  the  throne 
Pleads  and  prevails  with  God. 

^  He  brought  the  Spirit's  pow'rful  sword 
To  slay  our  deadly  foes  ; 
Our  sins  shall  die  beneath  thy  word. 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose. 

6  How  boundless  is  our  Father's  grace, 
In  height,  and  depth,  and  length ! 
He  made  his  Son  our  righteousness. 
His  Spirit  is  our  strength. 


'W 


HYMN  164.  (C.  M.) 

The  Endoftlie  World. 

HY  should  this  earth  delight  us  so  ? 
Whv  should  we  fix  ou^;  eves 
On  these  low  grounds,  where  sorrows  grow 
And  ev'ry  pleasure  dies  ? 

S  While  time  his  sharpest  teeth  prepares. 
Our  comforts  to  devour. 
There  is  a  land  above  the  stars, 
And  joys  above  his  pow'r. 


242  HYMN  CLXV. 

3  Nature  sliall  be  dissolv'd  and  die. 

The  sun  must  end  his  race, 
The  eartli  and  sea  for  ever  fly 
Before  my  Saviour's  face. 

4  When  will  that  glorious  morning  rise, 

^Vllen  the  last  trumpet  sound, 
And  call  the  nations  to  the  skies. 
From  underneath  the  ground  ? 

HYMN  165.  (C.  M.) 

Unfruitfulness,  TgnorancCt  and  Unsanctijied  Affectiont. 

ONG  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound 
Of  thy  salvation,  Lord ; 
But  still  how  weak  my  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word  ! 

2  Oft  1  frequent  thy  holy  place. 
And  hear  almost  in  vain  ; 
How  small  a  poilion  of  thy  grace 
My  mem'ry  can  retain  ! 

[3  My  dear  Almighty,  and  my  God, 
How  little  art  thou  known, 
By  all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod. 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne  !] 

[4  How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love ! 
How  negligent  my  fear  ! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above  ! 
How  few  affections  there  !] 

5  Great  God !  thy  sov'rcign  pow'r  impart 

To  give  thy  word  success  ; 
^yrite  thy  salvation  in  my  heart. 
And  make  me  leain  thy  grace. 

[6  Shew  my  forgetful  feet  the  way 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high ; 


BOOK  IJ.  S48 

There  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die.] 

HYMN  166.  (C.  M.) 

Tlie  Divine  Perfections. 

I  TTOW  sliall  I  praise  tlv  eternal  God, 
XX  That  infinite  Unknown ! 
Who  can  ascend  his  high  abode. 
Or  venture  near  his  throne  ! 

[2  The  great  Invisible  !  he  dwells 
Conceal'd  in  dazzling  light ; 
But  his  all-searching  eye  reveals 
The  secrets  of  the  night. 

3  Those  watchful  eyes,  that  never  sleep. 
Survey  the  world  around ! 
His  wisdom  is  a  boundless  deep, 
Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd.] 

[4  Speak  we  of  strength  ?  his  arm  is  strongs 
To  save  or  to  destroy : 
Infinite  years  his  life  prolong, 
And  endless  is  his  joy.] 

[5  He  knows  no  shadow  of  a  change, 
Nor  alters  his  decrees  ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  his  truth  remains. 
To  guard  liis  promises.] 

[6  Sinners  before  his  presence  die  ; 
How  holy  is  his  name  ! 
His  anger  and  his  jealousy 
Burn  like  devouring  tiame.] 

7  Justice,  upon  a  dreadful  throne. 
Maintains  the  rights  of  God, 
While  mercy  sends  her  pardons  down, 
Bought  with  a  Saviour's  blood. 


S44  HYMN  CLXVIl. 

8  Now  to  my  soul,  immortal  King  ! 
Speak  some  forgiving  word  ; 
Then  'twill  be  double  joy  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  Lord. 

HYMN  167.  (L.  M.) 

The  Divine  Perfections. 

1  £^  REAT  God !  thy  glories  shall  employ 
\Jt  My  holy  fear,  my  humble  joy ; 
My  lips  in  songs  of  honour  bring 
Their  tribute  to  th'  eternal  King. 

[S  Earth  and  the  stars,  and  worlds  unknown. 
Depend,  precarious,  on  his  throne  ; 
All  nature  hangs  upon  his  w^ord, 
And  grace  and  glory  own  their  Lord.] 

[3  His  sovereign  pow'r  w^hat  mortal  knows ! 
If  he  commands,  who  dare  oppose  ? 
With  strength  he  girds  himself  around. 
And  treads  the  rebels  to  the  gi'ound.] 

[4  Who  shall  pretend  to  teach  him  skill. 
Or  guide  the  counsels  of  his  will  ? 
His  wisdom,  like  a  sea  divine, 
Flows  deep  and  high  beyond  our  line.] 

[5  His  name  is  holy,  and  his  eye 
Burns  with  immortal  jealousy  : 
He  hates  the  sons  of  pride,  and  sheds 
His  fi'ry  vengeance  on  their  heads.] 

[6  The  beamings  of  his  piercing  sight 
Bring  dark  hypocrisy  to  light ; 
Death  and  destruction  naked  lie. 
And  hell  uncover'd  to  his  eye.] 

[7  Th'  eternal  law  before  him  stands ; 
His  justice,  with  impartial  hands. 


BOOK  ir.  24^5 

Divides  to  all  their  due  reward, 
Or  by  the  sceptre,  or  the  sword.] 

[8  His  mercy,  like  a  boundless  sea, 
Washes  our  load  of  guilt  away ; 
While  his  own  Son  came  down  and  died, 
T'  engage  his  justice  on  our  sid«  .] 

[9  Each  of  his  words  demands  my  faith; 
My  soul  can  rest  on  all  he  saith ; 
His  truth  inviolably  keeps 
The  largest  promise  of  his  lips.] 

10  O  tell  me,  with  a  gentle  voice, 
"  Thou  art  my  God,"  and  111  rejoice^; 
Fill'd  with  thy  love,  I  dare  proclaim 
The  brightest  honours  of  thy  name. 

HYMN  168.  (L.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1    TEHOVAH  reigns,  his  tlirone  is  high, 
tl    His  robes  are  hght  and  majesty  ! 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright. 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

S  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe ; 
His  justice  guards  his  holy  law  ; 
His  love  reveals  a  smiUng  face, 
His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  works  his  wisdom  shines. 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs  ; 
His  pow'r  is  sov'reign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will 

4?  And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend. 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  Friend ! 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join  ; 
Heav'n  is  secure,  if  God  be  mine. 


S46  HYMN  CLXIX. 


HYMN  169.  (P.M.)  As  the  148th  Psalm, 

The  Same. 

HE  Lord  Jeho\ah  reigns. 
His  throne  is  built  on  high  : 
The  garments  he  assumes 


T 


Are  hght  and  majesty. 
His  glories  shine 
Witli  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye 
Can  bear  the  sight. 

2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 

Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe : 
His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  his  holy  law  ; 

And  where  his  love 

Resolves  to  bless, 

His  truth  confirms 

And  seals  die  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  ancient  works 

Surprising  wisdom  sliines, 
Confounds  the  pow'rs  of  hell. 
And  breaks  their  curs'd  designs. 

Strong  is  his  arm, 

And  shall  fulfil 

His  great  decrees, 

His  sov'reign  will. 

4  And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend  ? 
And  will  he  write  his  name, 
"  My  Father  and  my  Friend?' 

1  love  his  name  ! 

I  love  his  word  ! 

Join  all  my  pow'rs, 

And  praise  the  Lord. 


BOOK  n.  34; 

HYMN  170.  (L.  M.) 

God  Incomprehensible  and  Sovereign. 

[1  g^AN  creatures  to  perfection  tind^ 
Vy  Th'  eternal,  uncreated  mind  ? 
Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  ? 

3  'Tis  high  as  heav'n,  'tis  deep  as  hell ; 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell  ? 
His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

3  But  man,  vain  man,  would  fain  be  wise -: 
Born  like  a  wild  young  colt,  he  flies 
Through  all  the  follies  of  his  mind, 
And  smells  and  snuffs  the  empty  wind.] 

4  God  is  a  King,  of  pow'r  unknown; 
Firm  are  the  orders  of  his  throne  : 
If  he  resolve,  who  dare  oppose. 
Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does  ? 

5  He  wounds  the  heart,  and  he  makes  whole  : 
He  calms  the  tempest  of  the  soul : 

When  he  shuts  up  in  long  despair. 
Who  can  remove  the  heavy  bar  ? 

6  fHe  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon : 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon : 
JThe  pillars  of  heav'n's  starry  roof 
Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof. 

7  He  gave  the  vaulted  heav'n  its  form, 
The  crooked  serpent,  and  the  worm : 
He  breaks  the  billows  witli  his  breath, 
And  smites  the  sons  of  pride  to  death. 

*  Job  jL'.7,Lr.  f  Job  XXV  5.  r  Job  xxvi.  n,kz 

3  C 


348  H\MN  CLXX. 

s  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways ; 
But  who  shall  dare  describe  liis  face 
Who  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 
To  hear  the  thunders  of  his  hand  ? 


BND  OF  THE  SECOND  BOOK. 


HYMNS. 

BOOK  III. 

PREPARED  FOR  THE  LORDS  SUPPER. 

VV%  VWVW  VWVWVVX  vwvw 

HYMN  1.  (L.  M.) 

The  Lord's  Supper  Jnstilu^ecl.  1  Cor.  xi.  23,  &.C. 

1  JrW'lWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 

I     When  pow'rs  of  eartli  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  friends  betmy'd  him  to  his  foes. 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  idlest,  and  brake  ; 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  ! 

What  wond'rous  words  of  grace  he  spake  ! 

3  "  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin ; 

'•  Receive,  and  eat  the  living  food ;'' 
Then  took  the  cup,  and  blest  the  w^ine : 
"  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  mv  blood.'" 

[4j  For  us  his  flesh  with  nails  was  torn. 
He  bore  the  scourge,  he  felt  the  thorn  : 
And  justice  pour'd  upon  his  head 
Its  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stead. 

5  For  us  his  vital  blood  was  spilt. 
To  buy  tlie  pardon  of  our  guilt ; 
When,  for  black  crimes  of  bigger  size. 
He  gave  his  soul  a  sacrifice.] 


250  HYMN  11 

6  "  Do  this  (he  cry'd)  till  time  shall  end, 
'•  In  mem'ry  of  your  dying  friend  ; 
••  Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
"  The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

[7  Jesus  !  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

AVc  shew  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name. 
Till  tliou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb.] 

HYMN  2.  (S.  M.) 

Communion  Tvith  Christy  and  wilh  SuiiUs.    1  Cor.  x.  16, 17. 

[  I   TESUS  invites  his  saints 

tl    To  meet  around  his  board  : 

Here  pardon'd  rebels  sit,  and  hold 

Communion  with  their  Lord. 

3  For  food  he  gives  his  flesh  ; 
He  bids  us  drink  his  blood  ; 
Amazing  favour,  matchless  grace. 
Of  our  descending  God ! 

3  This  holy  bread  and  wne 

Maintains  our  fainting  breath, 
By  union  whh  our  living  Lord^ 
And  int'rest  in  his  death.] 

Our  heav'nly  Father  calls 
Christ  and  his  members  one  ; 

We  the  young  children  of  his  love. 
And  he  the  flrst-born  Son. 

5  We  are  but  sev'ral  pails 

Of  the  same  broken  bread  ; 
One  body  hath  its  sev'ral  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 

6  Let  all  our  pow'rs  be  join\l 

Hi&  glorious  name  to  raise  ; 


BOOK  111.  S51 

Pleasure  and  love  fill  ev'ry  mind, 
And  ev'ry  voice  be  praise. 

HYMN  3.  (C.  M.) 

The  JVeitf  Testament  in  the  Blood  of  Christ ;  or,  The  .Yew  Covenant  sealed. 

1  "  fTpHE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 
X     "  Shall  stand  for  ever  good ;" 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death. 
And  seal'd  the  grace  with  blood. 

%  To  this  dear  covenant  of  thy  word 
I  set  my  worthless  name  ; 
I  seal  th*  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3  The  light,  and  strength,  and  pard'ning  grace,  , 

And  glory,  shall  be  mine ; 
My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh. 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine. 

4  I  call  that  legacy  my  own, 

Which  Jesus  did  bequeath  ; 
'Twas  purclias'd  with  a  dying  groan. 
And  ratify'd  in  death. 

5  Sweet  is  the  niem'ry  of  his  name. 

Who  bless'd  us  in  his  will  ,- 
And  to  his  testament  of  love 
Made  his  own  life  the  seaL 

HYMN  4.  (C.  M.) 

Christ's  dijin^  Love  ;  or,  Our  Pardon  boxight  at  a  dear  Prur. 

1  TTOW  condescending  and  how  kind 
JLX  Was  God's  eternal  Son ! 
Our  mis'ry  reach'd  his  heav'nly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  him  down' 

[3  When  justice,  by  our  sins  provok'd. 
Drew  forth  its  dreadful  sword, 
d  V  2 


^52  HYMN  V. 

He  gave  liis  soul  up  to  the  stroke. 
Without  a  murmuring  word, 

[3  He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 
To  raise  us  to  his  throne  ; 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  his  hand  bestows 
But  cost  his  heart  a  groan.] 

4  Tills  was  compassion  like  a  God, 
That  when  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  his  bloody 
His  pity  ne'er  >vithdrew. 

0  Now,  though  he  reigns  exalted  high^ 

His  love  is  still  as  great : 
Well  he  remembers  Calvary, 
Nor  lets  his  saints  forget. 

[6  Here  we  behold  his  bowels  roll, 
As  kind  as  when  he  died, 
And  see  the  sorrows  of  his  soul 
Bleed  through  his  wounded  side.} 

[7  Here  we  receive  repeated  seals 
Of  Jesus'  dying  love ; 
Hard  is  the  wretch  that  never  feels 
One  soft  affection  move.] 

8  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 
While  we  his  death  record, 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardon'd  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 

HYMN  5.  (C.  M.) 

Christ  the  Bread  of  life.  John  vi.  31,  35,  39 

1  T  ET  us  adore  th'  eternal  Word, 
JLi  'Tis  he  our  souls  has  fed  : 
Thou  art  our  living  stream,  O  Lord, 

And  thou  th'  immortal  bread. 


BOOK  III.  S53 

]_2>  The  manna  came  from  lower  skies. 
But  Jesus  from  above. 
Where  the  fresh  springs  of  pleasure  rise, 
And  rivers  flow  with  love. 

S  The  Jews,  the  fatliers,  died  at  last. 
Who  eat  that  lieav'nly  bread  ; 
But  tliese  provisions  which  we  taste 
Can  raise  us  from  the  dead.] 

4  Bless'd  be  the  Lord,  that  gave  liis  flesh 

To  nourish  dying  men  ; 
And  often  spreads  his  table  fresh, 
Lest  we  should  faint  again. 

5  Our  souls  shall  draw  their  heav'nly  breath. 

Whilst  Jesus  finds  supplies : 
Nor  shall  our  graces  sink  to  death, 
For  Jesus  never  dies. 

[6  Daily  our  mortal  flesh  decays, 
But  Christ  our  life  shall  come  ; 
His  unresisted  pow'r  shall  raise 
Our  bodies  from  the  tomb.] 

HYMN  6.  (L.  M.) 

The  Memorial  of  our  abseyit  Lord.  John  xvi,  16.  Luke  xxii.  19.  John  xiv.  3, 

1    TTESUS  is  gone  above  the  skies, 
tl    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not. 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes. 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

s  He  knows  what  wand'ring  hearts  we  have, 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face : 
And  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread 

With  his  own  flesh,  and  dying  blood  5 


254  HYMN  VH. 

We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 

And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  the  God. 

4  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  ev'ry  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  flx'd  on  him. 

5  While  he  is  absent  from  our  sight, 

'Tis  to  prepare  our  souls  a  place. 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heav'nly  hght, 
And  Uve  for  ever  near  his  face. 

[6  Our  eyes  look  upward  to  the  hills, 

Wlience  ouj'  returning  Lord  shall  come ; 
W^e  wait  thy  chariot's  awful  wheels. 
To  fetch  our  longing  spirits  home.] 

HYMN  7.  (L.  M.) 

Crucifxian  to  the  JVovld  by  the  Cross  of  Christ.  Gal.  vi.  14. 

1  "W'TTTHEN  I  survey  the  w^ond'rous  cross, 
W    On  wliich  the  Prince  of  Glory  died. 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss. 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

S  Forbid  it.  Lord,  tliat  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down ! 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  r 

[4  His  dying  crimson.  like  a  robe. 

Spreads  o'er  liis  body  on  the  tree ; 
Then  am  1  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me.] 


BOOK  III.  ^ 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine. 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

HYMN  8.  (C.  M.) 

The  Tree  of  Life. 

[1  ^^OME,  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune 
V-^  To  our  exalted  Lord, 
Ye  saints  on  high  around  his  throne. 
And  we  around  his  board. 

2  While  once  upon  this  lower  ground. 

Weary  and  faint  ye  stood. 
What  dear  refreshment  here  ye  found 
From  this  immortal  food  !] 

3  The  tree  of  life,  that  near  the  throne. 

In  heav'n's  high  garden,  grows, 
Laden  with  grace,  bends  gently  down 
Its  ever  smiling  boughs. 

[4  Hov'ring  amongst  the  leaves  there  stands 
The  sweet  celestial  Dove, 
And  Jesus  on  the  branches  hangs 
The  banner  of  his  love.] 

[5  ?Tis  a  young  heav'n  of  strange  delight. 
While  in  his  shade  we  sit ; 
His  fruit  is  pleasing  to  the  sight. 
And  to  the  taste  as  sweet. 

6  New  life  it  spreads  through  dying  hearts, 

And  cheers  the  drooping  mind  ; 
Vigour  and  joy  the  juice  imparts, 
Without  a  sting  behind.] 

7  Now  let  the  flaming  weapon  stand. 

And  guard  all  Eden's  trees  -, 


S66  HYMN  IX. 

There's  ne'er  a  plant  in  all  that  land 
That  bears  such  fruits  as  these. 

8  Infinite  grace  our  souls  adore, 

Whose  wond'rous  hand  has  made 
This  living  branch  of  sov 'reign  pow'r. 
To  raise  and  heal  the  dead. 

HYMN  9.  (S.  M.) 

The  Spirit^  the  Watery  and  the  Blood,  1  John  v.  6. 

1  T  ET  all  our  tongues  be  one, 
_|_J  To  praise  our  God  on  high, 
Who  from  liis  bosom  sent  his  Son. 
To  fetch  us,  strangers,  nigh. 

S  Nor  let  our  voices  cease 

To  sing  the  Saviour's  name  ; 
Jesus,  th'  Ambassador  of  peace. 
How  cheerfully  he  came. 

3  It  cost  him  cries  and  tears 
To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Great  was  our  debt,  and  he  appears, 
To  make  the  payment  good. 

£4  My  Saviour's  pierced  side 
Pour'd  out  a  double  flood, 
By  water  we  are  purify'd, 
And  pardon'd  by  the  blood. 

5  Infinite  was  our  guilt ; 

But  he,  our  Priest,  atones ; 
On  the  cold  ground  his  life  was  spilt. 
And  offer'd  with  his  groans.] 

0  Look  up,  my  soul,  to  him. 

Whose  death  was  thy  desert. 
And  humbly  view  the  living  stream 
Flow  from  his  breaking  heart. 


BOOK  in.  S57 

7  There  on  the  cursed  tree 

111  dying  pangs  he  lies, 
Fulfils  his  Father's  great  decree, 
And  all  our  wants  supplies. 

8  Thus  the  Redeemer  came, 

By  water  and  by  blood  ; 
And  when  the  Spirit  speaks  the  same, 
We  feel  his  witness  good. 

9  While  the  eternal  Three  ' 

Bear  their  record  above, 
Here  I  beUeve  he  died  for  me, 
And  seal  my  Saviour's  love. 

1^10  Lord,  cleanse  my  soul  from  sin. 

Nor  let  thy  grace  depart ; 

Great  Comforter!  abide  within. 

And  witness  to  my  heart.] 

HYMN  10.  (L.  M.) 

Christ  crucified^  the  IVisdom  and  Poiver  of  God. 

1  li^ATURE,  with  open  volume,  stands, 
X^    To  spread  her  Maker's  praise  abroad ; 
And  ev'ry  labour  of  his  hands 

Shews  something  worthy  of  a  God. 

2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescu'd  man, 

His  brightest  form  of  glory  shines : 
Here  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn 
In  precious  blood,  and  crimson  lines. 

[3  Here  his  whole  name  appears  complete  5 
Nor  wit  can  guess,  nor  reason  prove, 
Which  of  the  letters  best  is  writ, 

The  pow'r,  the  wisdom,  or  the  love.] 

4  Here  I  behold  his  inmost  heart. 

Where  grace  and  vengeance  strangely  join. 


S58  HYMN  Xi. 

Piercing  his  Son  with  sharpest  smart, 
To  make  the  purchased  pleasure  mine. 

5  0  !  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross, 

Where  God  the  Saviour  lov'd  and  died  ! 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  side, 

6  I  would  for  ever  speak  his  name. 

In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown : 
With  angels  jjiii  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 

HYMN  11.  (C.  M.) 

Pardon  b"onght  to  our  Se7ises. 

i  T   ORD,  how  divine  thy  comforts  are  ! 
XJ  How  heavn'ly  is  the  place  ! 
Where  Jesus  spreads  the  sacred  feast 
Of  his  redeeming  grace  ! 

2  There  the  rich  bounties  of  our  God. 

And  sweetest  glories  shine  ; 
There  Jesus  says,  thai  -  I  am  his, 
"  And  my  beloved's  mine." 

3  "  Here,"  says  the  kind  redeeming  Lord, 

And  shews  liis  wounded  side, 
"  See  here  the  spring  of  all  your  joys, 
"  That  open'd  wlien  I  died !" 

[4  He  smiles  and  cheers  my  mournful  heart. 
And  tells  of  all  his  pain  : 
"  All  this,"  says  he,  "  I  bore  for  thee ;" 
And  then  he  smiles  again.] 

5  What  shall  we  pay  our  heav'nly  King 
For  grace  so  vast  as  this  ? 
He  brings  our  pardon  to  our  eyes, 
And  seals  it  with  a  kiss. 


BOOK  III.  :359 

[6  Let  sucli  amazing  loves  as  these 
Be  sounded  all  abroad  ; 
Siieli  favours  are  beyond  degrees. 
And  worthy  of  a  God.] 

[7  To  him  that  wash'd  us  in  his  blood 
Be  everlasting  praise  ; 
Salvation,  honour,  glory,  pow'r. 
Eternal  as  his  days.] 

HYMN  12.  (L.  M.) 

The  Gospel  Feast.    Luke  xiv.  16,  &c. 

1^1  TTOW  ricb.  are  thy  provisions,  Lord! 
iX  Thy  table  furnish'd  from  above  ! 
The  fruits  of  life  o'erspread  the  board, 
The  cup  o'erflows  with  heav'nly  love, 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 

Were  first  invited  to  the  feast ; 
We  Immbly  take  what  they  refuse. 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  W'e  are  the  poor,  the  Wind,  the  lame, 

And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh : 
But  at  the  gospel  call  we  came. 
And  ev'ry  want  receiv'd  supply. 

4  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell, 

From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair, 
Lord,  we  are  come,  with  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here.] 

[5  What  shall  we  pay  th'  Eternal  Sou, 
That  left  the  heav'n  of  his  abode. 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down. 
To  bring  us  wand'rers  back  to  God? 

6  It  cost  him  death  to  save  our  lives  ; 
To  buy  our  souls  it  cost  his  own  ; 

3D 


360  HYMN  XIIL 

And  all  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 
Were  bought  with  agonies  unknown. 

7  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  him  that  ransom'd  sinners  lost; 
And  pity'd  rebels,  when  he  knew 

The  vast  expence  his  love  would  cost.] 

HYMN  13.  (C.  M.) 

Divine  Love  making  a  Feast,  and  calling  in  the  Guests.  Luke  xiv.  17,  22,  23. 

1  TTOW  sweet  and  awful  is  tlie  place 
XX  With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 

The  choicest  of  her  stores  ! 

2  Here  ev'ry  bowel  of  our  God 

With  soft  compassion  rolls  : 
Here  peace  and  pardon,  bought  with  blood, 
Is  food  for  dying  souls. 

[3  While  all  our  hearts  and  all  our  songs 
Join  to  admire  the  feast, 
Each  of  us  cry,  with  thankful  tongues, 
"  Lord,  why  was  I  a  guest?" 

4  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  Toice, 

"  And  enter  while  there's  room ; 
"  When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
"  And  rather  starve  than  come  ?"] 

5  'Twa^  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast. 

That  sweetly  forc'd  us  in  : 
Else  we  had  still  refus'd  to  taste, 
And  perish'd  in  our  sin. 

[6  Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God ! 
Constrain  the  earth  to  come  ; 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad, 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 


BOOK  III.  S61 

7  We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full. 
That  all  thy  chosen  race 
May,  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and  soul, 
Sing  thy  redeeming  grace.] 

HYMN  14.  (L.  M.) 

The  Souj  ofSimeoTiy  Luke  li.  28;  or,  A  Si^ht  of  Christ  makes  Death  easr. 

1  "IVfOW  have  our  hearts  embrac'd  our  God, 
X^    We  would  forget  all  earthly  charms. 
And  wish  to  die,  as  Simeon  would, 
With  his  young  Saviour  in  his  arms. 

^  Our  lips  would  learn  that  joyful  song,  ^ 
Were  but  our  hearts  prepar'd  like  his  : 
Our  souls  still  willing  to  be  gone, 
And  at  thy  word  depart  in  peace. 

3  Here  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 
And  view'd  salvation  with  our  eyes, 
Tasted  and  felt  the  living  word, 
The  bread  descending  from  the  skies. 

4?  Thou  hast  prepar'd  this  dying  Lamb, 
Hast  set  his  blood  before  our  face, 
To  teach  the  terrors  of  thy  name. 
And  shew  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

5  He  is  our  Light ;  our  Morning-star 

Shall  shine  on  nations  yet  unknown  : 
The  glory  of  thine  Isr'el  here. 

And  joy  of  spirits,  near  thy  throne. 

HYMN  15.  (C.  M.) 

Our  Lord  Jesus  at  Ms  own  Table. 

1  nr^HE  mem'ry  of  our  dying  Lord 
JL    Awakes  a  thankful  tongue  ; 
How  rich  he  spread  his  royal  boards 
And  blest  the  food,  and  sung ! 


^6S  HYMN  XVI. 

2  Happy  the  men  that  eat  his  bread. 

But  doubly  blest  was  he, 
That  gently  bow'd  his  loving  head, 
And  lean'd  it.  Lord,  on  thee. 

3  By  faith  the  same  delights  we  taste. 

As  that  great  fav'rite  did, 
And  sit,  and  lean  on  Jesus'  breast. 
And  taste  the  heav'nly  bread.] 

4  Down  from  the  palace  of  the  skies, 

Hither  the  King  descends  : 
"  Come,  my  beloved,  eat,"  he  ciies, 
"  And  drink  salvation,  friends. 

[5  "  My  flesh  is  food  and  physic  too, 
"  A  balm  for  all  your  pains : 
"  And  the  red  streams  of  pardon  flow 
'•  From  these  my  pierced  veins."] 

6  Hosanna  to  his  bounteous  love. 
For  such  a  feast  below ! 
And  yet  he  feeds  his  saints  above 
With  nobler  blessings  too  ! 

[7  Come,  the  dear  day,  the  glorious  houi', 
Tliat  brings  our  souls  to  rest ! 
Then  we  shall  need  these  types  no  more. 
But  dwell  at  th'  heav'nly  feast.] 

HYMN  16.  (C.  M.) 

The  Jlgonie>s  of  Christ. 

1  "T^fOW  let  our  pains  be  all  forgot, 
i^    Our  hearts  no  more  repine  ; 
Our  sufferings  are  not  worth  a  thought, 
When,  Lord,  compared  with  thine. 

5  In  lively  figures  here  we  see 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  Love  \ 


BOOK  III.  .S68 

Each  of  us  hope  he  died,  for  me. 
And  then  our  griefs  remove. 

[3  Our  humble  faith  here  takes  her  rise, 
Wliile  sitting  round  his  board ; 
And  back  to  Calvary  she  flies. 
To  view  her  groaning  Lord. 

4  His  soul,  what  agonies  it  felt, 

When  his  own  God  withdrew ! 
And  the  large  load  of  all  our  guilt 
Lay  heavy  on  him  too  ! 

5  But  the  divinity  within 

Supported  him  to  bear: 
Dying,  he  conquer'd  hell  and  sin, 
And  made  his  triumph  there.] 

6  Grace,  wisdom,  justice,  join'd,  and  wrought 

The  wonders  of  that  day  : 
No  mortal  tongue,  nor  mortal  thoOght, 
Can  equal  thanks  repay. 

7  Our  hymns  should  sound  like  those  above, 

Could  we  our  voices  raise  ; 
Yet,  Lord,  our  hearts  shall  all  be  love, 
And  all  our  lives  be  praise. 

HYMN  17.  (S.  M.) 

Incomparable  Food;  or.  The  Flesh  and  Blood  of  CLvist, 

[1  "^TTTE  sing  th'  amazing  deeds 
W    That  grace  divine  performs  ; 
Th'  eternal  God  comes  down,  and  bleeds, 
To  nourish  dying  worms. 

2  This  soul-reviving  wine. 

Dear  Saviour,  'tis  thy  blood ; 
We  thank  that  sacred  flesh  of  thine. 
For  this  immortal  food.] 

3  D  ^ 


^64  HYMN  XVIII. 

3  The  banquet  that  we  eat 

Is  made  of  heav'nly  tilings  ! 
Earth  hath  no  dainties  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer  brings. 

4  In  vain  had  Adam  sought,  J 

And  searched  his  garden  round ; 
For  there  was  no  such  blessed  fruit 
In  all  that  happy  ground. 

5  Th'  angelic  host  above 

Can  never  taste  this  food  ; 
They  feast  upon  their  Maker's  love. 

But  not  a  Saviour's  blood.  ^^ 

(>  On  us  th'  almighty  Lord  % 

Bestows  this  matchless  grace, 
And  meets  us  Avith  some  cheering  word^ 
With  pleasure  in  his  face. 

7  Come,  all  ye  drooping  saints. 

And  banquet  with  the  King  ; 
This  wine  will  drown  your  sad  complaints. 
And  tune  your  voice  to  sing. 

8  Salvation  to  the  name 

Of  our  adored  Christ ; 
Through  this  wide  earth  his  grace  proclaim. 
His  glory  in  the  high'st. 

HYMN  18.  (L.  M.) 

The  Same. 

1    TESUS !  we  bow  before  thy  feet : 
fl    Thy  table  is  divinely  stored ; 
Thy  sacred  flesh  our  souls  have  eat, 
'Tis  living  bread,  we  thank  thee,  Lord  ! 

'^  And  here  we  drink  our  Saviour's  blood ; 
We  thank  thee,  Lord !  'tis  gen'rous  wine, 


BOOK  III.  S65 

Mingled  with  love  ;  the  fountain  flow'd 
From  that  dear  bleeding  heart  of  thine. 

3  On  earth  is  no  such  sweetness  found, 

For  the  Lamb's  flesh  is  heav'nly  food ; 
In  vain  we  search  the  globe  around. 
For  bread  so  fine,  or  wine  so  good. 

4  Carnal  provisions  can  at  best 

But  cheer  the  heart,  or  warm  the  head : 
But  the  rich  cordial  that  we  taste 
Gives  life  eternal  to  the  dead. 

5  Joy  to  tlie  Master  of  the  feast ; 

His  name  our  souls  for  ever  bless  ; 
To  God  the  King,  and  God  the  Priest, 
A  loud  hosanna  round  the  place. 

HYMN  19.  (L.  M.) 

Glory  in  the  Cross  -of  Christ ;  or,  J\''ot  ashamed  of  Christ  Crucified. 

1     AT  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
jr\^  Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
Thy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board. 
And  thine  own  flesh  feeds  ev'ry  guest. 

S  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 
And  trusts  for  life  in  one  that  died ; 
We  hope  for  heav'nly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucify'd. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  fling  their  scandals  on  thy  cause  ^ 
We  come  to  boast  our  Saviour's  name. 
And  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

He  that  was  dead  hath  left  his  tonlb ; 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come. 


S66  HYMNS  XX,  XXI. 

HYMN  SO.  (C.  M.) 

The  Provmonsfor  the  Table  of  our  Lord;  or,  The  Tree  of  Life,  anilRlvtr  of  Lwe 

1  T  ORD,  we  adore  thy  l)oiinteous  hand, 
Xj  And  sing  the  solemn  feast, 
Where  sweet  celestial  dainties  stand 
For  ev'ry  willing  guest. 

[S  The  Tree  of  Life  adorns  the  board 
With  rich  immortal  fruit, 
And  ne'er  an  angry  flaming  sword 
To  guard  the  passage  to 't. 

3  The  cup  stands  crown'd  with  living  juice  j 

The  fountain  flows  above, 
And  runs  down  streaming,  for  our  use. 
In  rivulets  of  love.] 

4  The  food 's  prepared  by  heav'nly  art. 

The  pleasure's  well  refin'd  ; 
They  spread  new  life  through  ev'ry  heart, 
And  cheer  the  drooping  mind. 

5  Shout,  and  proclaim  the  Sa\1our's  love, 

Ye  saints  that  taste  his  wine  ; 
Join  with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  hosannas  join. 

6  A  thousand  glories  to  the  God 

That  gives  such  joy  as  this ; 
Hosanna  !  let  it  sound  abroad, 
And  reach  where  Jesus  is. 

HYMN  21.  (C.  M.) 

The  THumphal  Feast  for  Christ''s  Victory  over  Sin,  arid  Death f  andSc.i 

[1  ^^OME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 
\_j  High  as  our  joys  arise. 
And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 
Where  pleasure  never  dies. 


BOOK  III.  267 

^  Jesus,  the  God,  that  fought  and  bled, 
And  conquered  wlien  he  fell ; 
That  rose,  and  at  his  chariot-wheels 
Dragg'd  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell.] 

[3  Jesus,  the  God,  invites  us  here 
To  this  triumphal  feast. 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down 
For  each  redeemed  guest.] 

1  The  Lord,  how  glorious  is  his  face  ! 
How  kind  his  smiles  appear ! 
And  0 !  what  melting  words  he  says 
To  ev'ry  humble  ear  ! 

5  "  For  you,  the  children  of  my  love, 

"  It  was  for  you  I  died  ; 
"  Behold  my  hands,  behold  my  feet, 
"  And  look  into  my  side. 

6  '•  These  are  tlie  wounds  for  you  I  bore, 

"  The  tokens  ot  my  pains, 
"  When  1  came  down  to  free  your  souls 
"  From  misery  and  chains. 

[7  "  Justice  unsheath'd  its  fi'ry  sword. 
"  And  plung'd  it  in  my  heart ; 
"  Infinite  pangs  for  you  I  bore, 
'•  And  most  tormenting  smart. 

8  '•  When  liell  and  all  its  spiteful  pow'rs 

"  Stood  dreadful  in  my  way, 
"  To  rescue  tliose  dear  lives  of  yours, 
"  I  gave  my  own  away. 

9  "  But  while  I  bled,  and  groan'd,  and  died, 

"  I  ruin'd  Satan's  throne ; 
'•  High  on  my  cross  I  hung,  and  spy'd 
"  The  monster  tumblin,a;  down. 


268  HYMN  XXII. 

10  "  Now  you  must  triumph  at  my  feast, 

'•  And  taste  my  flesh,  my  hlood ; 
"  And  live  eternal  ages  blest, 
"  For  'tis  immortal  food." 

11  Victorious  God  !  what  can  we  pay 

For  favours  so  divine  ? 
We  would  devote  our  hearts  away, 
To  be  for  ever  thine.] 

IS  We  give  thee,  Lord,  our  highest  praise, 
The  tributes  of  our  tongues  ; 
But  themes  so  infinite  as  these 
Exceed  our  noblest  songs. 

HYMN  22.  (L.  M.) 

The  Compassion  of  a  Dying  Christ. 

1  (PkUR  spirits  join  t'  adore  the  Lamb ; 
\y  0\  that  our  feeble  lips  could  move 
In  strains  immortal  as  his  name, 
And  melting  as  his  dying  love ! 

S  Was  ever  equal  pity  found  ? 

The  Prince  of  heav'n  resigns  his  breath, 
And  pours  his  life  out  on  the  ground, 
To  ransom  guilty  worms  from  death. 

[3  Rebels,  we  broke  our  Maker's  laws  ; 
He  from  the  threat'ning  sets  us  free, 
Bore  the  full  vengeance  on  his  cross, 
And  naird  the  curses  to  the  tree.] 

£4  The  law  proclaims  no  terror  now. 
And  Sinai's  thunder  roars  no  more ; 
From  all  his  wounds  new  blessings  flow, 
A  sea  of  joy  without  a  shore. 

b  Here  we  have  wash'd  our  deepest  stains, 
And  heard  our  wounds  with  heav'nly  blood ; 


BOOK  m.  ftm 

Blest  fountain,  springing  from  the  veins 
Of  JesiiSj  our  incarnate  God.] 

6  In  vain  our  mortal  voices  strive 
To  speak  compassion  so  divine ; 
Had  we  a  thousand  lives  to  give, 
A  thousand  lives  should  all  be  thine. 

HYMN  23.  (C.  M.) 

Grace  and  Glory  by  the  Death  of  Christ. 

i  QITTING  around  our  Father's  board, 
lo  We  raise  our  tuneful  breath ; 
Our  faith  beholds  our  dying  Lord, 
And  dooms  our  sins  to  death. 

2  We  sec  the  blood  of  Jesus  shed, 

Whence  all  our  pardons  rise ; 
The  sinner  views  th'  atonement  made, 
And  loves  the  Sacrifice, 

3  Thy  cruel  thorns,  thy  shameful  cross, 

Procure  us  heavenly  crowns  : 
Our  highest  gain  springs  from  thy  loss, 
Our  healing  from  thy  wounds. 

•i  O !  'tis  impossible  that  we, 
Who  dwell  in  feeble  clay, 
Should  equal  surf 'rings  bear  for  thee, 
Or  equal  thanks  repay. 

HYMN  34..  (C.  M.) 

Pardon  and  Strength  from  Christ. 

1  Tj^ATHER,  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace, 
X     To  see  thy  glories  shine ; 
The  Lord  will  his  own  table  bless, 
And  make  the  feast  divine. 

5  We  touch,  we  taste,  the  heav'nly  bread, 
We  drink  the  sacred  cup  ; 


270  HYMN  XXV. 

With  outward  forms  our  sense  is  fed, 
Our  souls  rejoice  in  hope. 

3  We  sliall  appear  before  the  throne 

Of  our  forgiving  God, 
Dress'd  in  the  garments  of  his  Son. 
And  sprinkled  with  his  blood. 

4  We  shall  be  strong  to  run  the  race, 

And  chmb  the  upper  sky  ; 
Christ  will  provide  our  souls  with  grace, 
He  bought  a  large  supply. 

5  Let  us  indulge  a  cheerful  frame, 

For  joy  becomes  a  feast; 
We  love  the  mem'ry  of  his  name 
More  than  the  wine  we  taste. 

HYMN  25.  (C.  M.) 

Divine  Glories  and  Graces. 

1  iryOW  are  thy  glories  here  displayed ! 
Xl  Great  God  !  how  bright  they  shine ! 
While,  at  thy  w^ord.  we  break  the  bread, 
And  pour  the  flowing  wine ! 

3  Here  thy  revenging  justice  stands, 
And  pleads  its  dreadful  cause ; 
Here  saving  mercy  spreads  her  hands, 
Like  Jesus  on  the  cross. 

3  Thy  saints  attend,  with  ev'ry  grace, 

On  this  great  Sacrifice  ; 
And  love  appears  with  cheerfid  face, 
And  faith  with  fixed  eyes. 

4  Our  hope  in  waiting  posture  sits, 

To  heav'n  direccs  her  sight : 
Here  ev'ry  warmer  passion  meets, 
And  warmer  pow'rs  unite. 


BOOK  ni.  ^71 

Zeal  and  revenge  perform  their  part. 

And  I'ising  sin  destroy  : 
Repentance  comes  with  aching  heart. 

Yet  not  forbids  om*  joy. 

Dear  Saviour,  change  our  faitli  to  sight, 

Let  sin  for  ever  die  ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  be  all  delight^ 

And  ev'ry  tear  be  dry. 


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I  cannot  persuade  myself  to  put  a  full  period  to  these  Divine  Hynvis^ 
till  I  have  addressed  a  special  song  of  glory  to  God  the  Father,  the  5ow, 
and  the  Holy  Sfiirit,  Though  the  Latin  name  of  it,  Gloria  Patria,  be 
retained  in  our  nation  from  the  Roman  church;  and  though  there  may 
be  some  excesses  of  superstitious  honour  paid  to  the  words  of  it,  which 
may  have  wrought  some  unhappy  prejudices  in  weaker  Christians,  yet 
I  believe  it  still  to  be  one  of  the  noblest  parts  of  Christian  worship. 
The  subject  of  it  is  the  doctrine  of  the  Tnnity,  which  is  that  peculiar 
glory  of  the  divine  nature,  that  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  hatk  so  clearly 
revealed  unto  men,  and  is  so  necessary  to  true  Christianity.  The  ac- 
tion is  praise,  which  is  one  of  the  most  complete  and  exalted  parts  of 
hfeavenly  worship.  I  have  cast  the  Song  into  a  variety  of  forms,  and 
have  fitted  it,  by  a  plain  version,  or  a  larger  paraphrase,  to  be  sung 
either  alone,  or  at  the  conclusion  of  another  Hymn.  I  have  added,  al- 
so, a  few  Hosannas,  or  ascriptions  of  Salvation  to  Christy  in  the  same 
manner,  and  for  the  same  end. 

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DOXOLOGIES. 

A  So?ig  of  Praise  to  the  ever  blessed  Trinity,  God 
the  Father^  Son,  and  Spirit, 

HYMN  26.  (tstL.  M.) 

1  X>  LESS'D  be  the  Fatlier  and  his  love, 
Jt3  To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joy  above, 

And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God, 

From  whose  dear  wounded  bodv  rolls 
3  E 


^7^  HYMNS  XXVII,  XXVIH. 

A  precious  stream  of  vital  blood, 
Pardon  and  life  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  thee,  sacred  Spirit,  praise, 

Who  in  our  hearts  of  sin  and  woe 
Makes  living  springs  of  grace  arise, 
And  into  boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

And  God  the  Spirit,  we  adore ; 
That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 

HYMN  27.  (1st  CM.) 

1  1^  LORY  to  God  the  Father's  name, 
VX  Who,  from  our  sinful  race, 
Ghose  out  his  fav'rites,  to  proclaim 
The  honours  of  his  grace. 

5  Glory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid. 

Who  dwelt  in  humble  clay. 
And,  to  redeem  us  from  the  d^acl, 
Gave  his  own  life  away. 

3  Glory  to  God  the  Spirit  give. 
From  whose  almighty  pow'r 
Our  souls  their  heav'nly  birth  derive. 
And  bless  the  happy  hour. 

1  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 
Th'  eternal  Three  and  One, 
Who  by  the  wonders  of  his  love 
Has  made  his  nature  known. 

HYMN  28.  (1st  S.  M.) 

1  y  ET  God  the  Father  live 
X^  For  ever  on  our  tongues  : 
Sinners  from  his  first  love  derive 
The  ground  of  all  their  songs. 


BOOK  III.  S73 

2  Ye  saints,  ejnploy  your  breath 

In  honour  to  the  Son, 
Who  brought  your  souls  from  hell  and  death. 
By  off 'ring  up  his  own. 

3  Give  to  the  Spirit  praise 

Of  an  immortal  strain, 
Whose  light,  and  pow'r,  and  grace,  convey 
Salvation  down  to  men. 

4  While  God,  the  Comforter, 

Reveals  our  pardoned  sin, 
O  may  the  blood  and  water  bear 
The  same  record  within. 

5  To  the  great  One  in  Three, 

That  seals  this  grace  in  lieav'n. 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  glory  giv'n. 

HYMN  29.  (2d  L.  M.) 

1  ^  LORY  to  God  the  Trinity, 
VI  Whose  name  has  mysteries  unknown : 
In  essence  One,  in  persons  Three , 
A  social  Hatnre,  yet  alone. 

^  When  all  our  noblest  pow'rs  are  join'd 
The  honours  of  thy  name  to  raise, 
Thy  glories  over-match  our  mind. 
And  angels  faint  beneath  the  praise. 

HYMN  30.  (2d  C.  M.) 
iHE  God  of  mercy  be  ador'd, 


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Who  calls  our  souls  from  death  ^ 


Who  saves  by  his  Redeeming  word, 
And  new-creating  breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  all  divine, 


274  HYMNS  XXXI— XXXV. 

The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

HYMN  31.  (adS.  M.) 

i  T  ET  God  the  Maker^s  name 
jLi  Have  honour,  love,  and  fear  ! 
To  God  the  Saviour  pay  the  same. 
And  God  the  Comforter. 

n  Father  of  lights  above, 
Thy  mercy  we  adore  ; 
The  Son  of  thy  eternal  love. 
And  Spirit  of  thy  pov^r'r. 

HYMN  33.  (3d  L.  M.) 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son,. 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One^ 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glory  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 

HYMN  33.  Or  thus: 

ALL  glory  to  thy  wond'rous  name. 
Father  of  mercy,  God  of  love  ; 
Thus  we  exalt  the  Lord,  the  Lamb, 
And  thus  we  praise  the  heav'nly  Dove. 

HYMN  34.  (3d  C.  M.) 

NOW  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  be  ador'd. 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

HYMN  3.5.  Or  thus: 

HONOUR  to  thee,  Almighty  Three 
And  everlasting  One, 


BOOK  IH.  275 

All  glory  to  the  Father  be, 
The  Spirit,  and  the  Son. 

HYMN  36.  (3d  S.  M.) 

YE  angels  round  the  throne. 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  love  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

HYMN  37.  Or  thus  : 

GIVE  to  the  Father  praise, 
Give  glory  to  the  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  equal  honour  done. 

HYMN  38.  The  First  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

A  Song  of  Praise  to  the  Blessed  Trinity. 

i  T  GIVE  innmortal  praise 
X    To  God  the  Father's  love, 
For  all  my  comforts  here, 
And  better  hopes  above  : 
He  sent  his  own 
Eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins 
That  mail  had  done. 

§  To  God  the  Son  belongs 
Immortal  glory  too, 
Who  bought  us  with  his  bloocT" 
From  everlasting  woe : 
And  now  he  lives, 
And  now  he  reigns, 
And  sees  the  truit 
Of  all  his  pains. 

3  E   ^ 


276  HYMN  XXXIX. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit's  name 

Immortal  worship  give. 
Whose  new-creating  pow'r 
Makes  the  dead  sinner  live  : 

His  work  completes 

The  gi-eat  design, 

And  fills  the  soul 

With  joy  divine- 

4  Almighty  God  !  to  thee 

Be  endless  honours  done, 
The  undivided  Three, 
And  the  mysterious  One  : 
Where  reason  fails 
With  all  her  pow'rs. 
There  faith  prevails. 
And  love  adores. 

HYMN  39.  The  Second  as  the  148th  Psalm 

I  fT^O  him  that  chose  us  first, 
I     Before  the  world  began  ,• 
To  him  that  bore  the  curse, 
To  save  rebellious  man : 
To  him  that  form'd 
Our  hearts  anew. 
Is  endless  praise 
And  glory  due. 

s  The  Father-5  love  shall  run 

Through  our  immortal  songs ; 
We  bring  to  God  the  Son 
Hosannas  on  our  tongues : 
Our  lips  address 
The  Spirit's  name 
With  equal  praise. 
And  zeal  the  same. 


BOOK  III.  ^1^ 

Let  ev'ry  saint  above, 

And  angel  round  the  throne. 
For  ever  bless  and  love 
The  sacred  Three  in  One : 
Thus  heav'n  shall  raise 
His  honours  high. 
When  earth  and  time 
Grow  old  and  die. 

HYMN  40.  The  Third  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  : 
And  while  our  lips 
Their  tribute  bring, 
Our  faith  adores 
The  name  we  sing. 

HYMN  41.   Or  thus: 

TO  our  eternal  God, 
The  Father  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  all  divine. 
Three  mysteries  in  One, 
Salvation,  pow'r, 
And  praise,  be  giv'n, 
By  all  on  earth. 
And  all  in  heav'n. 

The  HOS^JVjYJ  .-  or,  Salvation  ascribed  to  Chris!. 

HYMN  42.  (L.  M.) 

HOSANNA  to  King  David's  Son, 
Who  reigns  on  a  superior  throne , 
We  bless  the  Prince  of  heav'niy  birth, 
Who  brings  salvation  down  to  earth. 


^78  HYMNS  XLIII,  XLIV,  XLV. 

2  Let  ev'iy  nation,  ev'ry  age, 
In  this  delightful  work  engage  ; 
Old  men  and  babes  in  Sion  sing 
The  growing  glories  of  her  King. 

HYMN  43.  (C.  M.) 

1  TTOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  grace  : 
jOt  Sion  behold  thy  King ; 
Proclaim  the  Son  of  David's  race, 

And  teach  the  babes  to  sing. 

2  Hosanna  to  th'  Incarnate  Word, 

Who  from  the  Father  came ; 
Ascribe  salvation  to  the  Lord, 
With  blessings  on  his  name. 

HYMN  44.  (S.  M.) 

1  xT^s^^N^  ^^  *^  ^^^ 

JrJI  Of  David,  and  of  God, 
Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  dowii^ 
And  bought  it  with  his  blood. 

S  To  Christ,  th'  anointed  King, 
Be  endless  blessings  given : 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  glories  sing, 
Who  made  our  peace  with  hcav'n. 

HYMN  45.  As  the  I48tli  Psalnt; 

1   XTOSANNA  to  the  King 
J~l.  Of  David's  ancient  blood: 
Behold  he  comes  to  bring 
Forgiving  grace  from  God  ; 
Let  old  and  young 
Attend  his  way. 
And  at  his  feet 
Their  Jionom's  lay. 


BOOK  III.  S79 


Glory  to  God  on  liigh, 

Salvation  to  tlie  Lamb  : 
Let  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky, 
His  wond'rous  love  proclaim. 
Upon  his  head 
Shall  honours  rest, 
And  ev'ry  age 
Pronounce  him  blest. 


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[By  particular  request  of  some  respectable  Clergymen^  those 
Hymns ^  generally  entitled  New  Hymns  not  in  other  editions, 
have  been  omitted  in  this  edition^  not  being  in  use ;  and  it  is 
uncertain  whether  they  are  from  the  pen  of  Dr.  Watts*'] 


INDEX 


TO  FIND  AN¥  HYMN  BY  THE  TITLE  OR  CONTENTS  OF  IT. 


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jVote.  The  letters  a.  b.  c.  signify  the  first,  second,  and  third  book :  the 
figures  direct  to  the  hymn.  If  you  find  not  what  hymn  you  seek  under  one 
word  of  the  title,  seek  it  under  another,  or  by  some  word  that  is  ot  tlie  same 
signification,  though,  perhaps,  not  mentioned  in  the  title  of  the  Hymn. 


AARON  and  Christ,  a.  145.  Moses 
and  Joshua,  b.  124. 
Abrafiam^s  blessing  on  the  Gentiles,  a. 

60,  113,  114.  b.  134.   Offering  his 

son,  a.  129. 
Absence  and  presence  of  God,  b.  93, 

94,  100.  From  God  for  ever,  intole- 
rable, b.  107. 
Access  to  the  thron«,  by  a  Mediator, 

b.  108. 
Adam,  his  fall,  a.  107.  Corrupt  nature 

from  him,  b.  128.  The  first  and  the 

second,  a.  57,  l24. 
.  Adoption,  a.  64,  143.  And  election,  a. 

54 
Advocate,  see  Christ^s  intercession. 
.  ^Jfections,  inconstant,  b.  20.  Unsanc- 

tified,  b.  165. 
.  Ifflictedi  Christ's  compassion  to  them, 

a.  125. 

Affiictions,  removed,  a  87.  Submitted 
to,  a.  5,  129.  b.  109.  Support  and 
comfort  under  them,  b.  50, 65.  And 
<lealh  under  Providence,  a.  83. 

Almost  Christian,  b.  158. 

Ambition,  &c.  b.  101. 

Augds  singing,  b.  24.  Standing  and 
falling,  b.  27.  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  b. 
27.  Punished,  and  men  saved,  b.  96, 
97.  Tlieir  ministrv  to  Christ  and 
saints,  b.  18,  112,  113. 

^Ing-eroi'God.  See  Wrath,  Vevgeaiice, 
lleil. 

Answer  to  the  church's  prayers, a.  30. 

.  Inti-Christ,  his  ruin,  a.  29,  56, 59.  See 
Enemies. 

Apostate,  h.  158. 

.•?/»05^V5  cor*nission,  a.  128. 

Ascension  and  resurrection  of  Christ, 

b.  76. 

Assistance  against  temptations,  a.  15, 
33.  b.  50,  65. 


Assurance  of  heaven,  a.  27.  b.  65.  Of 
the  love  of  Christ,  a.  14.  b.  73,  of 
faith,  a.  103. 

Attributes.  See  God. 

Babylon  i'allen,  a.  56,  59.  See  Enemies. 

BacksUdings  and  returns,  b.  20. 

Baptism,  a.  52.  Preaching  and  the 
Lord's  Supper,  b.  141 .  And  circum- 
cision, a.  121.  b.  127,  134.  Burial 
vdth  Christ,  a.  122. 

Beatitudes,  a   102. 

Believe  and  be  saved,  a.  100. 

Believer  baptised,  a.  52, 122. 

Birth,  first  and  second,  a.  95,  99-  Of 
Christ,  miracles  at  it,  1).  136. 

Blessed  ai-e  the  dead  in  the  Lord,  a. 
18.  Society  in  heaven,  b.  33,  75. 

Blessedness  and  business  of  heaven,  a. 
40,  41.  b.  86.   Only  in  God,  b.  93, 

-     94,  100. 

Blessing  of  Abraham  on  the  Gentiles, 
a  113,  114.  b.  134. 

Blood  and  flesh  of  Christ  is  our  food, 
c.  17,  18.  The  seal  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament, c  3.  The  Spirit  and  the 
water,  c.  9. 

Boasting-  excluded,  a.  9v5. 

Bodies  i'raW.  See  Life,  Health,  Flesh. 

Book  of  God's  decrees,  b.  99. 

^rear/ of  life  in  Christ,  c.  5. 

Breathing  towards  lieaven,  b.  23. 

Burial,  b.  63  W-th  Christ  in  baptism, 
a.  122.  And  death  of  a  saint,  b.  3. 

Canaan  and  heaven,  b.  66, 124. 

Carnal  joys  partcil  with,  b.  10,  11. 
Reason  Jiunibled,  a.  11,  12. 

Ceremonial.    See  Law,  Types,  Priest. 

Characters  of  the  chddren  of  God,  a. 
143.  Of  Christ,  a  146,  150.  Of 
blessedness,  a.  102. 

Charity  and  uncharitableness,  a..l26. 
\\v\  love,  a.  130,  133. 


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AN  INDEX  FOR  THE   HYMNS. 


Children  in  the  covenant  of  grace,  a. 
113,  114.    Devoted  to  God,  a.  121. 

b.  127. 

Christ.  See  Lor  J  and  Aaron,  a.  145. 
And  Adam,  a.  124.  His  ascension,  b. 
76.  Beatific  sight  of  him,  b.  75.  Be- 
loved, described,  a.  75.  The  bread 
oflife,  c.  5.  His  care  of  the  young 
and  feeble,  a.  125,  138.  And  the 
church,  seeking,  finding,  Stc.  See 
Church.  Coming  to  judge,  a.  61. 
His  commission,  b.  103,  lOi.  Com- 
munion with  him,  a.  66,  71.  And 
saints,  a.  67,  76.  c.  2.  Compared  to 
inanimate  things,  a.  146.  His  coro- 
nation and  espousals,  a.  72.  His 
cross,  net  to  be  ashamed  of,  c.  19. 
Crucified,  God's  wisdom  and  power, 

c.  10. 

David's  Son,  a.  16,50.  His  death  caused 
by  sin,  b.  81.  Grace  and  gloiy  by  it, 
c.  23.  Victory,  and  kingdom,  i).  114. 
His  divine  nature,  a.  12, 13,  92.  I\ 
51.  Dwells  in  heaven,  visits  tiit 
earth,  a.  76. 

Enjojmentofhim,  b.  15,  16.  His  eter- 
nity, a.  2,  92.  Example,  b.  139  Ex- 
cellencies, a.  73.  b.  47. 

Faith  sind  knowledge  of  him,  a  103. 
His  flesh  and  blood  our  food,  c.  17, 
18.  Found  and  brought  to  tlie 
Church,  a.  71.  H-s  glory  in  heaven, 
b.  91.  God  reconciled  in  him,  h.  148, 
Grace  given  us  in  h)m,  a.  137.  b.  40. 

nigh-Priest  and  King,  a.  61.  His  hi:- 
man  and  divine  n'ature,  a.  2,  13,  16. 
Humiliation  and  exal  ation,  a.  1,  6  >. 
141, 142.  b.  5,  43,  81, 83,  84.  c.  10, 
16. 

His  incarnation,  a.  3,  13.  Intercession, 
b.  S6,  37,  118.  InvituUon  to  sinners, 
a.  127. 

ITie  King  at  his  table,  a.  66.  His  king- 
dom among  men,  a.  3,  21.  Knaw- 
ledge  and  faith  in  him,  a.  103. 

The  Lamb  of  God,  a.  1,  25,  62,  63. 
His  love  to  the  church,  a.  1\  77 
ITjider  desertion,  b.  50.  Shed  abror.u 
in  the  heart,  a.  135.  To  men,  a.  92. 
Lined  up,  a.  112. 

Ministered  to  by  angels,  b.  112,  113 
Miracles  at  the  birth  of  Christ,  o. 
136.  Miracles  in  his  life,  deatii, and 
resurrection,  b.  137.  And  Moses, .. 
118. 

Names  and  titles,  a  147,  148,  li9. 
15v).  Nativity,  a  3,  13. 

Obeved  or  resisted,  a.  93 .  His  offices, 
a.' 149, 159.  b.  132. 


Pardon  and  strengtli  from  him,  c.  24. 
Our  passover,  b.  155.  His  person 
glorious  and  gracious,  a.  75.  b.  47. 
Our  physician,  a.  112.  His  pity  to 
the  afflicted  and  tempted,  a.  125. 
His  priesthood,  a.  145.  b.  118.  His 
presence-  i^ee  Presence.  Prophecies 
and  tvpes  of  him,  b.  135.  Prophet 
Priest,  and  King,  a.  25.  b.  132.  Our 
prophet  and  teacher,  a.  93. 

Redemption.  See  Jiecleem.  Rejected 
by  the  Jews,  a.  141.  Resurrection, 
b.  72,76.  Is  our  hope,  a.  26.  Resur- 
rection, life  and  death,  miraculous, 
b.  137.  Revealed  to  man,  a.  10.  To 
babes,  a.  11,  12.  Righteousness  and 
strength  in  him,  a.  84,  85,96.  Righ- 
teousness valuable,  a.  109. 

His  sacrifice,  b.  142.  And  intercession, 
b.  118.  Salvation,  righteousness, 
and  strength  in  him,  a.  15,  84,  85, 
97.  98.  Our  sanctification,  a  97,  98. 
Satan  at  enmity,  a.  107.  Saints  in 
his  hand,  a  138.  Our  Shepherd,  a. 
67,  142  The  substance  of  the  tvpes, 
b.  1 2.  Sent  by  the  Father,  a.  100.  b. 
103,  104.  His  suflerings,  c.  16.  And 
godiv  sorrow,  b.  9,  106.  And  glorv', 
a.  1,  62,  63.  b  43,  81,  83,  84.  c.  10. 

His  titles  and  kingdom,  a.  13.  Tri- 
umph over  our  enemies,  a.  28,  29. 
Types  and  prophecies  of  him,  b.  135. 

Victory  over  Satan,  a.  58.  b.  89.  Death 
and  hell,  c.  21.  Unseen  and  beloved, 
a.  108. 

Wisdom  of  God,  a.  92.  Our  wisdom 
and  righteousness,  a.  97,  98.  Wor- 
shipped by  the  creation,  a.  62. 

Christian.  See  Saints,  Spiritual,  &c. 
Religion,  its  excellency,  b.  131.  Al- 
most, b.  158.  Virtues,  b.  161. 

Church.  See  Worship,  Saints,  Spi- 
rit nal.  Its  safety  aiid  protection,  a. 
8,  3i}.  b,  6i,  92.  Its  enemies  slain 
by  Christ,  a.  28,  29.  Conversing 
with  Christ,  namely,  seeking,  find- 
ing, calling,  answering,  a.  66—71. 
Ui'der  God's  core,  a.  66.  Espousals 
with  Christ,  a.  '2.  Be.iUty  in  the 
^*\e3  of  Christ,  a.  73.  The  gai-den  of 
Christ,  a.  74. 

Circumcision  abolished,  b.  134.  And 
baptism,  a.  121.  b.  127. 

Clothing,  spiritual,  a.  7.  40. 

iomfort  in  the  covenant  witli  Christ,  b. 
40  Restored  b  73.  See  Pardon.  In 
sorrows  of  mind  and  body,  b.  50,  65. 

Comnnmion  with  Clirist,  and  saints,  a. 
2.  Betv/een  Christ  and  the  church, 


AN  INDEX  FOR  THE  HYMNS. 


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church  a.  66,  67,  68,  69,  70,  71.  b. 
15,  16. 

Compassion  of  a  dying  Cbrist,  c.  22. 
To  the  afflicted,  a.  125. 

Complaint  of  a  liard  heart,  b.  98.  Of 
desertion  and  temptations,  b.  16j. 
Of  dulness,  b.  34.  Of  indwelling 
sin,  a.  115.  Of  ingratitude  b.  74.  Of 
sloth  and  negligence  b.  25,  32. 

Coridemnatiofi  by  the  law,  a.  94. 

Condacension  to  our  worship,  b.  45. 
Affairs,  b.  46. 

CoJifessioit  and  pardon,  a.  131. 

Conscience^  good,  the  pleasures  of  it, 
b.  57.  Secure,  and  awakened,  a.  115. 

Conrtajicy  in  the  gospel,  b.  4. 

Contention  and  love,  u.  130. 

Conversion,  a.  104.  b.  159.  The  diffi- 
culty of  it,  b.  161.  Delayed,  a.  88— 
91.  The  joy  of  heaven,  a.  101. 

Conviction  of  sin  by  the  law,  a.  94, 
115.  By  the  cross  of  Christ,  b.  81, 
95. 

Cormpt  nature  from  Adam,  a.  57, 107. 
b.  128,  159. 

Covenant  of  grace,  a.  9.  Children 
therein,  a.  113,  114.  Sealed  and 
sworn,  a.  139.  c,  3-  Hope  in  it,  a. 
139.  Made  witn  Christ  our  com- 
fort, b.  40.  Of  works,  See  Laio  and 
Gospel. 

Coveiousness,  &c.  a.  24.  b.  56,  101. 

Courage  and  constancy,  a.  14, 15,  48. 
b.  4,  65. 

Creation,  a.  92.  b.  71,  147.  New,  b. 
130.  Preservation,  &c.  of  this  world, 
b.  13. 

Crea^wre*  praise  the  Lord,  b.  71.  Love 
dangerous,  b.  48.  God  above  then", 
a.  82.  Their  vanity,  b  146. 

Croas  of  Christ  is  our  glory,  c.  19.  Re- 
pentance flowing  from  it,  b.  106 
Salvation  in  it,  b.  4.  Crucifixion  to 
the  world  by  it,  c.  7. 

Cnrse  and  promise,  a.  107. 

Custom  in  sin,  b.  160. 

Dangers  of  our  earthlv  pdgrimage,  b. 
53.  Of  death  and  hell,  b.  55.  Of  love 
to  the  creatures,  b .  48. 

Darkness  dispelled  by  Christ's  pre- 
sence, b.  54.  Of  providence,  b.  lU^. 

Day  of  grace  and  time  of  dutv,  a.  88. 
Of  judgment,  a.  45,  61.  65,  89,  90 

Dead  in  the  Lord,  tlieir  blessedness,  a. 
18.  To  sin  by  the  cross  of  Christ,  a. 
106. 

Death.  See  Christ.  And  afflictions  un- 
der providence,  a  83.  Teinble  tc 
the  unconvta-ted,  a.  91.  M..de  easy 

3 


by  the  sight  of  Christ,  b.  31.  c.  14. 

by  a  sigiit  of  heaven,  b.  66.  God's 

presence  in  it,  b.  40,  117.  Our  fear 

of  it,  b.  31.  Desirable,  a.  99.  b.  61. 

Overcome,  a.  17.  Triumph  over,  a. 

6.  b.  110.  prepared  for,  a.  27.  b.63. 

Of  a  sinner,  a.  24.  b.  2.  and  burial 

of  a  .saint,  a.  18.  b.  3.  and  eternity, 

b.  28.  and  glory,  a.  1 10.  b.  61 .  and 

the  resurrect i(jn,  b.  3,  102,  1 10.  Of 

Moses  at  God's  command,  b.  49. 

Dreadful  and  delightful,  b.  52. 
Deceitfulness  of  sin,  b.  150. 
decrees  of  God,  a.  11,  12,  96,  117.  b 

99. 
Deity  of  Christ,  a.  2,  l^i.  92.  b  51. 
Delay  of  conversion,  a.  88 — 91.  b.  25 

32. 
Delight  in  worship,  b.  14.  In  God,  b. 

42.  In  converse  with  Christ,  b.  15. 

16. 
Deliverance  from  death  and  the  grave, 

b.  3.    See  Enemies,   Church.    And 

submission,  a.  129.  From  spiritual 

enemies,  a.  47.  b.  65,  82,  111. 
Dependence.  See  Faith. 
Desertion,  and  temptation,  complained 

of,  b.  163. 
Desire  of  Christ's  presence,  b.  100. 

See  more  in  Heaven,  Christ,  Love, 

&c. 
Despair  and  presumption,  a.  115.  b. 

156,  157. 
Devil  vanquislied,  a.  5S.  See  Victory. 
Devotion  fervent,  desired,  b.  34 
Difficulty  of  conversion,  b.  161. 
Dissolution  of  this  world,  b.  13, 164. 
Disease.  See  Sickness. 
Distemper,  folly,  aiid  madness  of  sin, 

b.  153. 
rHstinguishing  love,  a.  11, 12,96, 117. 

b.  96,  97. 
Divine.  See  God,  Deity,  &c. 
'"dominion  of  God,  and  our  deliverance. 

b.  111.  Eternal, b.  67.  Over  the  sea. 

b.  70. 
Doubts  and  fears  supprest,  b.  75. 
Ooxolo^ies,  c.  26 — 45. 
Dulness,  spiritual,  h.  25. 
Earth,  no  rest  on  it,  b.  146.  And  hea- 

ven,  b.  10,  1],53. 
Effusion  of  the  Spirit,  b.  144 
Election exchides  b.'asting,  a.  96.  Fr^e 

a.  11,  12,  .54,  )17.  See  Decrees.   '  ' 
End  oiihe  world,  b.  164. 
Eneinicsvi ^he.chiivrh  disappointed,  b. 

92.  Salvation  fr^.n:  ihei'.,  S.  ii2,  'sS.* 

Triumphed  0"<-{  r  bvChr.st.a  28^  ^^\ 

See  Church,  Babylon,  Michael 

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Enjoyment  of  Christ,  b.  15,  16.  See 
Worship. 

Enmity  between  Christ  and  Satan,  a. 
107. 

Envy  and  love,  a.  130. 

Espousals  of  the  church  to  Christ,  a. 
72. 

Establishtnent  in  grace,  b.  82. 

Eternity  of  God,  b.  17-  Of  his  domi- 
nion, b.  67.  And  death,  b.  28.  Suc- 
ceeding this  life,  b.  55.  See  Heaven^ 
Death. 

Eveninq-  and  morning  hymns,  a.  79, 80, 
81.  b.  6,7,  8. 

Exaltation.  See  Christ,  Glory^  Suffer- 
,  iiigSt  &c. 

Example  of  Christ,  b.  139.  Of  Saints, 
b,  140. 

Excellency  of  the  Christian  religion,  b. 
151. 

Faith  in  things  unseen,  a.  120.  b.  129. 
And  knowledge  of  Christ,  a.  103 
Love  iindjoy  a.  1U8".  And  unbeliei, 

b.  125.  Living  and  dead,  a.  140.  As- 
sisted by  sense,  b.  141.  Its  joy,  b. 
162.  In  Christ  our  sacrifice,  b.  142. 
And  salvation,  a.  100.  Of  assurance, 
a.  103.  And  sight,  a.  110.  b.  145. 
Triumphing  in  Christ,  a.  Il4.  For 
paixlon  ami  sunctification,  b.  90. 
Faith  and  reason,  b,  87, 109. 

Faithfulness  of  God's  promises,  b.  40, 
60,  69. 

Fall  of  angels  and  men,  a.  24.  And  re- 
covery of  man,  a.  107.  b.  78. 

Fears  and  doubts  supprest,  b.  To. 

Feast  of  love,  a.  68.  Of  triumph  c.  21. 
Of  the  gospel,  a.  7.  c.  12,20.  Made, 
and  guests  invited,  c.  13. 

Felloioship.  See  Communion. 

Fervency  of  devotion  desired,  b.  34. 

Feio  saved,  b.  158. 

Flesh  and  blood  of  Christ  the  best  food, 

c.  17,  18.  Our  tabernacles,  a.  110, 
And  spirit,  b.  143. 

Food,  spiritual,  a.  7,  67,  68.  74.  b.  15. 

See  Feast. 
Folly  and  madness  of  sin,  b.  153. 
Forbearance.  See  Patience. 
Forgiveness.  See  Pardon. 
Formality  in  worship,  a.  136. 
Fruil.  See  Lifey  Healthy  Forgetfulmss. 

b.  165. 
Frailty  and  folly,  b.  32. 
Free.  See  Grace^  Election. 
Freedom  irora  sin  and  misery  in  liea- 

ven,  b  86. 
Funeral  thought,  b.  61, 63.  See  Death, 

Burial, 


Garden  of  Christ  is  the  church,  a.  74. 
GarmeJit  of  salvation,  a.  7,  20. 
Geiitiles,  Christ  revealed  to  ihem,  a. 
10,   13,  50.  c.  13,  14.    Abraham's 
blessingonthem,a.  113, 114.  b  134. 
Glonjied  martyrs  and  saints,  a.  40, 41. 

Body,  b.  110. 
Glory  and  death,  a.   110.  b.  61.  See 
Heaven.  Of  God  above  our  reason, 
b.  87.  Of  Christ  in  heaven,  b   91. 
See  Christ.  And  grace  by  the  death 
of  Christ,  c.  23.    Justification  and 
Sanctification,  a.  3.  To  the  Father, 
Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  c.  26,  41.  Of 
God  in  the  gospel,  b.   126.    And 
grace  in  the  person  of  Christ,  b.  47. 
And  sufi'erings  of  Christ,  b.  43.  See 
Svjferings. 
Glorying  in  the  cross  of  Christ,  c.  19. 
God  all,  and  in  all,  b.  93,  94.  His  ab- 
sence. See  Absence.  His  attributes, 
b.  51,  106, 169.  Glorified  by  Christ, 
b.  126.  c.  10.    the  avenger  of  his 
saints,  b.  115. 
Care  of  his  church,  a.  39.  Condescen- 
sion to  human  affairs,  b.  46.  To  our 
worship,  b.  4.5.    The  Creator  and 
Redeemer,  b.  2,5. 
Our  delight,  b.  42,  Our  defence,  a.  47. 
Dominion  over  the  sea,  b.  70.  Do- 
minion, and  our  deliverance,  b.  111. 
Dwells  with  the  humble,  a.  87. 
Eternity,  b.  17-  Eternal  dominion,  b. 
67.  Everlasting  absence  intolerable, 
b  100,  107. 
Far  above  his  creatures,  a.  82.  The 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  c.  26,  41. 
His  faithfulness  to  his  promises,  b. 
60,  69. 
Glory  and  defence  of  Sion,  b.  64.  Hi.s 
glory  above  our  reasMi,  b.  87    His 
goodness,  b.  58,  80.  His  grace    See 
Grace.    Government  from  him,  b. 
149.    Holiness,  justice,  and  sove- 
reignty, a.  86. 
Invisible,  b.  26.  Incomprehensible,  b. 

87,  170. 
U\i  kingdom  supreme,  b.  115.    His 

love  in  sendmg  his  Son,  a.  100. 
And  ourncighbour  loved,  a.  116.  Ovir 
portion  or  chief  good,  b.  93,  94.  His 
power,  b.  80.  And  goodness,  b.  6, 7, 
8.  His  praise.  Sec-  Praise.  Presence 
in  life  and  at  death,  b.  117.  See  Pre- 
sence.  Pi^eserver  of  our  lives,  b.6,  7, 
8,  19.  Promise  and  truth  unchange- 
able, a.  139. 
Sight  of  him  weans  us  from  earth,  b. 
41.  Sovereign,  b.  170. 


AN  INDEX  FOR  THE  HYMNS. 


385 


Terrible  majesty,  b.  22.   And  mercy, 

b.  80.  His  tm'th,  b  60.  69. 
Vengeance,  b.  44.  62.    Unity  and  Tri- 
nity, c.  26.  41. 

His  word,  a.  53.    Wrath  and  mercy, 

a.  42. 
Goodness  of  God,  b.  58,  74.  See  Grace. 

And  power  of  God,  a.  42.  b.  80. 
Gospel-feasts^  c.  12.    See  Gracey  feast 

Invitation  and  provision,  a.  7.  c  20. 

Times,  their    blessedness,    a.    10. 

See  Scripture,  (ilorlfiesGod,  b.  126. 

No  liberty  to  sin,  a.  106,  132,  140. 

Not  ashamed  of  it.  a.  103.  c.  19. 

And  law  a.  94.  b.    120,  121,  124. 

Sinned  against,  a-  118.  Its  different 

success,  a.  119.  b,  144.  Ministry,  a. 

10.    Attested  by  miracles  a.  128 

b.lo6, 137.  Its  glorious  effects,  b.l38. 
Government  from  God,  b.  149. 
Grace  and  glory  by  the  death  of  Christ, 

c.  23.  Of  the  Spirit,  a.  102.  Con- 
verting, b.  159.  In  exercise,  c.  25. 
Justifies  a.  94.  Sanctifies  and  saves, 
a.  111.  Not  conveyed  by  parents, 
a.  99.  All-sufficient  in  duty  and  suf- 
feriugs,  a.  15,  32,  104.  Given  in 
Christ,  a.  137.  Covenant,  a.  9.  Chil- 
di-en  in  it,  a.  113,114.  And  holiness, 

a.  132.  Electing,  a.  54.  Its  freedom 
and  sovereignty,  a.  11,  12,  96,  117. 

b.  96,  97.  And  glory  in  the  person 
of  Christ,  b.  47.  Adopting,  a.  64. 
Persevering,  a.  51.  Promises,  a.  7, 
9.  Thrones  accessible  by  Christ,  b. 
36,  37,  108. 

Gratitude  for  divine  favours  b.  116. 

H'iippi7iess.  See  Blessed^  Heaven. 

Hardness  of  heart,  b.  98. 

Hatred  and  love.  a.  130. 

Health  preserved,  b.  6,  7,  8,  19.  Resto- 
red, a.  55. 

Heaven,  and  earth,  b.  10,  11,  53.  And 
hell,  a.  45.  Invisible  and  holy,  a. 
105.  Meditation  of  it,  b.  162.  Joy 
there  ^or  repenting  sinners,  a.  lOi. 
Its  blessedness  and  business,  a.  40, 
41.  The  hope  of  it  our  support,  b 
65.  Its  prospect  makes  death  ea-^y, 
b.  66.  Worship  of  it  humble,  b.  68. 
Freedom  from  sin  and  misery  there, 
b.  86.  Hoped  for  by  Christ's  resur- 
rection, a,  26.  Insured  and  prepa- 
red for,  a.  27.  Christ's  dwelling- 
place,  a.  76.  b.  91.  Sight  of  God 
and  Christ  there,  b.  23.  Blessed  so- 
ciety there,  b.  o2.  Desired,  b.  68. 

Heavenly  mindedness,  b.  57.  Joy  on 
earth,  b.  15,  30,  59. 


Hell  and  death,  b.  2.   And  judgment, 

a.  45.  b.  62.    Or  the  vengeance  of 
God,  b.  22,  44.  The  holy  fear  of  it, 

b.  107. 
/fczehiah's  song,  a.  55. 
floiy.   See  Spirit. 

Holiness.  See  Grace,  Spiritual,  Sanc- 
tif  cation.    And  sovereignty  of  God, 

a.  82,  86.   And  grace,  'a.  132,  140. 
Ps  character,  a.  102. 

Honour  vain,  b.  lOl.    To  magistrates, 

b.  149. 

i'Jope  of  the  living,  a.  88.  Gives  light 
and  strength,  b.  129.  In  the  cove- 
nant, a.  139.  Of  heaven  by  Christ's 
resurrection,  a.  26.  Of  heaven  our 
support  under  trials,  b.  65.  Of  the 
resurrection,  b.  3,  110. 
Hosanna  to  Christ,  a.  16.  c.  42,  &c. 
Human  affairs  condescended  to  byGod, 
b.  46.  Nature  of  Christ,  a.  2,  3,  13; 
60. 

Hmnblcy  God's  dwelling,  a.  87  En- 
lightened, a.  11,12,  50.  Worship 
of  heaven,  b.  68. 

Humiliation.  See  Christ,  Svferingc, 
&c.  And  prayer  public,  a.  30. 

Humilitv  and  pride,  a.  127.  And  meek- 
ness, a.  102.  In  heaven,  b.  68. 

Hypocrisy  and  sincerity,  a.  136.  Hypo- 
crite or  almost  christian,  b.  158. 

Jealousy  of  our  love  to  Christ,  a.  78. 

.Tesiis.  See  J.ord,  ChHst. 

Je-ws.  See  Moses,  Gospel,  Ckrist  Gci- 
tiles. 

Ignorance  enlightened,  a.  11, 12. 

.^7zom«ce  and  unfruiifiilness,  b.  165. 

Impenitence,  b.  125, 

IncarnutiGU  of  Christ,  a.  2,  3, 13,  60. 

Incojnprehensible  God,  b.  87.  And  in- 
visible, 2,  26. 

Inconstancy  of  our  love,  b.  20. 

Infa?its.   See  Children 

Ingratiude  complained  of,  b.  74. 

Innpiration  and  prophecy,  b.  151. 

Institution  oi  \.\\e  Lord's  supper,  c.  I. 

Insufficiency  of  self-righteousness,  b. 
154. 

Intercession  of  Christ,  b.  36,  37 1  118. 

Invitation  of  Christ  answered,  a.  70. 
Of  the  Gospel,  a.  79,  127.  c  13, 
20. 

John  the  Baptist's  message,  a.  50. 

Joshua,  .\aron  and  Moses,  b.  124. 

Joy,  faith  and  love,  a,  108.  Of  faith,  b. 
162.  Carnal,  parted  with,  b.  10,  11. 
Heavenly  upon  earth,  a.  135.  b.  30, 
59.  Spiritual  restored,  b,  73.  See 
more  in  Delight,  Comfn't. 


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AN  INDEX  FOR  THE  HYMNS. 


Judgment  clay,  a.  45,  61,  65,  89,  90. 
AikI  hell,  b.  62.  Christ  coming  to 
it,  a.  61. 

Justice,  8cc.  of  God,  a.  86. 

Justification,  a.  14.  See  Pardon.  Bv 
iUitli  not  by  works,  a.  94, 109.  Sanc- 
tification,  a.  7,  9,  20,  84,  85,  b.  90. 
And  g-lorv,  a.  3. 

Kingdom  and  titles  of  Christ,  a.  13. 
Of  Christ  among  men,  a.  21,  65. 
Of  God  eternal,  b.  68.  Supreme, 
b.  115. 

Knoxckdge  and  faiih  of  Christ,  a,  103. 
Saving-  from  God,  a.  11, 12,  93. 

Lamb  tLat  was  slain,  a.  1,  25,  62.  See 
Chvist. 

La-io  convinces  of  sin,  a.  115.  Con- 
demns, a.  94.  Gospel,  b.  120,  121, 
124.   And  Gospel  siimed  acrainst,  a. 

118; 

Lcvitical  priesthood  fulfilled  in  Clirist, 
b.  12. 

liife  frail,  and  succeeding  eternity,  b. 
S5.  Preserved,  b.  6,7,  8, 19.  Short, 
frail,  miserable,  a.  82.  b.  39,  So 
The  day  of  Grace  and  hope  a.  88. 

J^ght  and  Salvation  by  Jesua  Christ, 
a.  5Q.  In  darkness  by  the  preseiice 
of  God.  b.  54.    Given  to  the  blind, 

a.  11,  12. 

Lotig  sufferi)igs.  See  Patience, 
Lord  Jesus  at  his  own  table,  a.  66.  c. 
1 5 .  Supper, pieach ing  and  baptism, 

b.  141.  Supper  instituted,  c.  1.  I)av, 
a.  72.  Delightful,,  b.  14.  Table 
provided  for,  c.  20  See  more  in 
Chvist. 

•Love  of  Christ  Unchangeable,  a  14, 
39.  Shed  abroad  in  the  heart,  a. 
135.  Its  banquet,  a.  68.  c.  13.  Oi' 
Christ  in  v.  ords  and  deeds,  a.  77. 
Of  C::rist  its  strength,  a.  78.  Un- 
seen, a.  108.  To  Christ,  b.  100.  To 
Cod  pleasai;t  and  powerful,  b  38. 
And  hatred,  a.  130.  Faith  and  jov, 
a.  108.  And  charitj-,  a.  133-  Of 
God  in  sendljig  his  Son,  a.  100.  b, 
103,  104.  To  God  and  our  neigh- 
bour, a,  116.  Heligion  vain  with- 
out it,  a.  134.  Peace  and  meekness, 

a.  102.  Of  Christ  dying,  c.  4,  22. 
'I'o  God  inconstant,  b.  20.  To  the 
creatures  dangerous,  b.  48.  Dis- 
tinguishing, a.  1 1,  12.   b.  96,  97. 

Jfadness  follv  and  distttnper  of  sin, 

b.  153.  ^ 
^Iag78trates  honoured,  b.  149. 
J\Iiijesty  of  God  terrible,  b.  22,  62. 
•,l/«/*ceand  love,  a.  133.  I 


Man  saved  and  angels  punished,  b. 
26,97.  Mortal  and  vain,  a.  82.  His 
fall  and  recoverv-,  a.  107. 
Martyi^dom,  a.  14.  b,  4. 
Martyrs  glorified,  a.  40,  41. 
Mary  the  virgin's  song,  a.  60. 
Mediator  the  way  to  the  throne  of 

grace,  b.  108. 
Meditation  of  heaven,  b.  162.  And  re- 
tirement, b.  122. 
Memory  weak,  b.  1 65. 
Memorial  of  ou*-  absent  Lord,  c.  66. 
J^ierciesy  national,  b.  1.  111.  See  GrQCe, 

Wrath,  Tlianks, 
Messiah  born,  a.  60.  Come,  b.  12. 
J^Lchaers  war  with  the  dragon,  a.  58". 
Ministers'  commission,  a.  128. 
Ministry  of  angels,  b.  18.  Of  the  Gos- 
pel, a.  10. 
Misery  and  sin  banished  from  heaven, 
b.  86.  And  shortness  of  life,  b.  39. 
Without  God  in  the  world,  b.  56. 
Of  sinners.  See  Sinner,  Death,  Hell. 
Morning  and  evening  songs,  a.  79,  80, 

81,  b.  6,  7,  8. 
Mortality  and  vanity  of  man,  a.  82. 
Mortifcation  to  the  UTorld  by  the  sight 
of  Gad,  b.  41.  By  the  cross  of  Christ, 
b.  106.  c.  7. 
Moses  and  Clu-ist,  a.  49,  118. 
Moses  dying,  b.  49.  Aaron  and  Joshua, 

b.  124. 
Mourning.    See  Complaints,   Repent- 
ance. 
Mysteries  revealed,  a.  11,  12. 
JYational  mercies  and  thanks,  b.    1, 

111. 
JS'cuivity  of  Christ,  a.  2.  3,  13. 
JSTatiire  and  grace,  a.  104.    CorriXpt 

from  Adum,  a.  57.  b.  128,  159. 
.Neighbour,  oRil  God  \(i\iid,  3i.  116. 
.Aew,  covenant  sealed,  c.  3.  Promises^ 
a.  7.     Son^,  a.  1.  Creature,  a.  9. 
Testament  m  the  blood  of  Christ,  c. 
3.  Ci-eatbn,  a.  95.  b.  130.     Birth, 
a.  95. 
JSi'dreuiber  5th,  a  song  of  praise,  b.  92. 
0*er//e/<ce,  evangelical,  a.  140,  143. 
Old  age,  and  death  of  the  unconverted. 

a.  91. 
Offence,  not  to  be  given,  a.  126. 
Offices  and  ojierations  of    the  Holy 
Spu-it,  b.  133.    And  of  Christ,  a. 
146—150.  b.  132.  I 

Olive  tree,  the  wild,  and  good,  a.  114.    1 
Ordinances.       See     Worship,    LordTt 

Supper. 
Original  am,  a.  57.    See  Adam,  ♦Aa- 
ture. 


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387 


Pains,  comfort  under  them,  b.  50.        | 

Paradise  on  earth,  b.  30,  59.  j 

Pardon,  a  sufficiency  of  it,  b.  85.  And 
confession,  a.  131.  And  strength 
from  Christ,  c.  24.  Bought  at  a 
deal*  price,  c.  4.  And  sanctifica- 
tion  by  faith,  a.  9.  b.  90.  Brought  to 
our  senses,  c.  11. 

Parents  and  children,  a.  113.  114. 
Convey  not  grace,  a.  99. 

Passover,  Christ  is  ours,  b.  155. 

Passion.  SeQ  Christ,  Sufferini^s,  Anger, 
Love. 

Patience  under  afflictions,  a.  5,  120.  b, 
109.  Of  God  producing  repentance, 
b.  74.   105. 

Peace  of  conscience,  b.  57.  And  con- 
tention, a.  130.     See  Comfort,  Joy. 

Perfections  of  God,  h.  166—169. 

Persevering  grace,  a.  26,  32,  48,  51, 
138. 

Person  of  Christ  glorious  and  gracious, 

a.  75.  h.  47. 

Persecution,  courage  under  it,  a.  14. 

Pharisee  and  publican,  a.  13 1 . 

Pilgrimage  of  the  saints,  b.  53. 

Pleasures  of  a  good  conscience,  b.  57. 
Of  religion,  b.  30,  59.  Sinful  for- 
saken, b.  10,  11.  Their  vanity  and 
danger,  b.  101. 

Powr^i/ of  spirit,  a.  102,  127.    , 

Poxoer  of  God,  a.  86.  And  wisdom  in 
Christ  crucified,  b.  126.  c.  10. 
And  goodness  of  God  awful,  a.  42. 

b.  80. 

Praise  imperfect  on  earth,  b.  5.  For 
daily  protection,  and  preservation, 
b.  6,  7,  8.  From  angels,  b.  27. 
From  the  creation,  b.  71.  To  the 
Redeemer,  b.  5,  21,  29,  35,  78.  To 
the  Trinity,  c.  26—^1.  For  crea- 
tion and  redemption,  b.  35. 

Prayer  and  praise,  a.  1.  For  deliver- 
ance answered,  a.  30. 

Preaching,  baptism,  and  the  Lord's 
supper,  b.  141. 

Predestination.    See  Election. 

Preparation  for  death,  a,  27.  See 
Death. 

Presumption  and  despair,  a.  115.  b. 
156,  157. 

Presence  of  God  in  worship,  b.  45. 
Light  in  darkness,  b.  54.    lu  death, 

a.  19.  b.  31,  49.  c.  14.  In  life  and 
deaih,  b.  117.  Or  absence  of  Christ, 

b.  50.  Of  Christ  in  worship,  a.  66. 
b.  5,  16.  c.  15.  Of  God  our  life,  b. 
93,  94,  100. 

Preaervaiioii  of  this  world,  b.  13.    Of 


1     our  graces,  a.  51.    Of  our  liv-es,  b. 

6,  7,  8,  19. 
'  Pride  and  humility,  a.  11,  12,  127. 
i  Priesthood,  levitical,  ending  m  Christ, 
I      b.  12.    Of  Christ,  b.     118. 
I  Prodigal  repenting,  a.  123. 
'  Profit  and  unprofitableness,  a.  118.  b. 
165. 

Promised  Messiah  born,  a.  60,  107. 

Promises  of  the  covenant,  a.  9,  39, 107. 
See  Scripture.  And  truth  of  God 
unchangeable,  a.  139.  Our  secu- 
rity, b.  40,  60,  69. 

Prophecies  a*  d  types  of  Christ,  b.  135. 
And  inspiration,  b.  151. 

Prosperity  and  adversity,  a.  5.  Vain,  b. 
50,  101. 

Protection  from  spiritual  enemies,  b. 
82.  Of  the  church,  a.  8,  22,  23. 
See  Chnrch. 

Providence,  b.  46.  Executed  by 
Christ,  a.  1.  Over  afflictions  and 
death,  a.  83.  Its  darkness,  b.  109. 
Prosperous  and  afflictive,  a.  5 . 

Provisions.    See  Gospel,  Lord^s  Table 

Public  Ordinmices.    See  Worship. 

Publicmi  and  Pharisee,  a.  131. 

Punishment  for  sin.  See  Hdl,  a.  100, 
118. 

Race,  Christian,  a.  48.  b.  53. 

Reason,  feeble,  b.  87.  Carnal,  hum 
bled,  a.  11,12. 

Recovery  from  sickness,  a.  55. 

Reconciliaiiu/i  to  God  in  Christ,  b.  148. 

Redemption  in  Christ,  a.  97.  98.  b.  78. 
And  protection,  b.  82.    By  price,  c 
4.     And    by  power,    b.    29.    S.. 
Christ. 

Regeneration,  a.  95.  b.  130.  See  JE/tx- 
tio7i,  Adoption,  Sanctifcation. 

Religion  neglected,  b,-  32.  Vain  w^ith- 
out  love,  a.  134.  Christianity,  the 
excellency  of,  b.  131.  Revealed, 
See  Gospel,  Scripture. 

Remembrance  of  Christ,  c.  6. 

Repenting  prodigal,  a.  123. 

Repentance  from  God's  goodness  and 
patience,  b.  74,  105.  And  humilia- 
tion, a.  87.  At  the  cross  of  Christ, 
b.  9,  106.  And  impenitence,  b.  12^5. 
Gives  joy  to  heaven,  a.  101. 

Resignatio7i.     See  Submission. 

Resurrection, 'A.  6.  h.  102,  110.  See 
JJeath,  Christ,  Heaven. 

Retirement  and  meditation,  b.  122. 

Returns  and  backslidings,  b.  20. 

Revelation  of  Christ.  See  Gentile, 
Gospel. 

Revejige,  and  love,  a.  130. 

3  F  S 


ci88 


AN  INDEX  FOR  THE  HYMNS, 


Jiich  sinner  dying-,  a.  24.  b.  56. 

Jiir/ies,  their  v  ,nity,  b,  56,  101. 

ftighteonsiiess^  unci  sti'en;^th  in  Clirist, 
•a.  84,  85,  97,  98.  Of  (Jijrist  valua- 
ble,  a.  109.  Our  robe,  a.  7,  20.  And 
j;c4t-righte(jusness,  a.  131.  Our  own 
jnsufticient,  b.  154. 

S'abdath,  delit,^Ulfu],  b.  14. 

Nacvament.  Sec  Baptism^  LorcVs  Sup- 
per. 

Sacrifice  of  Christ,  b.  142.  And  inter- 
cession, b.  118. 

^S'rt/c^f/ of  the  church,  a.  8.  39,  b.  64, 
92. 

Saints.  See  Churchy  'Spinhial.  God 
their  aveng-er,  b.  115.  And  hypo- 
crites, a.  136,  140.  Their  exannple, 
b.  140.  Characters  of  them,  a.  143. 
In  the  hand  of  Christ,  a.  138.  Secu- 
rity, b.  64.  Beloved  in  Christ,  a.  54. 
Adopted,  a.  64.  Death  and  burial, 
b.  3.  In  glory,  a.  40,  41.  Commu- 
nion, c.  2. 

Salvatiouyh.  88.  Of  the  worst  of  sin- 
ners, a.  104.  By  grace,  a.  111.  In 
Ciirist,  a.  137.  See  Christy  Cross, 
Grace,  Heaven,  Light,  Redeem, 
Righteousness,  Sanctijication,  ji'sti- 
iication,  and  glory,  a.  3.  And  par- 
don, a.  9.  Through  faith,  b.  90. 

Satan  and  Christ  at  enmity,  a.  107. 
His  various  temptations,  b.  156, 157. 
Conquered  by  Christ,  b.  89.  See 
Uevil. 

Script7tre,  a.  53.  b.  119.  See  Gospel. 

Sea,  under  the  domitjion  of  God,  b.  70. 

SealtJig  and  witnessing  Spirit,  a.  144. 

Secure  and  awakened  sinner,  a.  115. 

Security  in  the  promises,  b.  40,  60, 69. 

Seeking  after  Christ,  a.  67,  71. 

Self-rif^hteomness,  a.  131.  Insufficient, 
b.  154. 

Sense  assisting  our  faith,  b.  111. 

Sensual  delights  dangerous,  b.  10, 11, 
48. 

Serpeiit,  brazen,  a.  112. 

Shepherd,  Christ,  and  his  pastures,  a. 
67. 

Shortness,  frailty,  and  misery  of  life,  b. 
32,  39,  58. 

Sicknesn,  and  recovei*y,  a.  53. 

SisrfitoHiod  mortifies  us  to  the  world, 
'b.  41.  Of  Christ  beatific,  b.  16,  75. 
Andl\uth,  a.  110,  120.  b.  129,  145. 
Of  Christ  makes  death  easy,  c.  14. 

Simeon's  song,  a.  19.  c.  14. 

Sinai  and  Sion,  b.  152. 

Sincerity,  and  l^ocrisy,  a.  136. 

Sin  the  cause  oTphrist's  death,  b.  81. 


And  misery  banished  from  heaven, 

a.  105.  b.  86.  Original,  a.  57.  Par- 
doned and  subdued,  a.  9.  104.  b.  90. 
Indwelling,  a.  115.  His  power,  a. 
115,  b.  86.  The  ruin  of  angels  and 
men,  b.  24.  Custom  in  it,  b.l60. 
Tolly,  madness,  and  distemper  of  it, 

b.  153..  Conviction  of  it  by  the  law, 
a.  115.  Against  the  law  and  gospel, 
a.  118.  Crucified,  a.  106.  Deceitful- 
ness  of  it,  b.  150. 

Sinning  and  repenting,  b.  20. 

'SV«/7// pleasures  forsaken,  b.  10, 11. 

Sinner,  the  vilest  saved,  a.  104.  And 
saint's  death,  b.  2,  3,  65.  Invited 
to  Christ,  a.  127.  excluded  heaven, 

a.  104,  105.  His  death  terrible,  a. 
91.  b.  2. 

Sloth,  spiritual  complained  of,  b.  25. 

Society  in  heaven  blessed,  b.  53. 

Son  equal  with  the  Father,  b.  51.  See 

Christ. 
Sons  of  God,  a.  64,  143.     Elect  and 

new-born,  a.  34. 
S'on^  of  angels,  a.  3.  Of  Simeon,  a.  19. 

c.  114.  Of  Zachariah,  a.  50.  of  Mo- 
ses and  the  lamb,  a.  49,  5S.  Of 
Hezekiah,  a.  55.  Of  Solomon  para- 
phrased, a.  66—78.  Of  the  Virgin 
Mary,  a.  60.  For  November  5th, 
b.92. 

Sorrow.  See  repentance.  Comfort  un- 
der it,  b.  50,  60,  69.  For  the  dead, 
relieved,  b,  3. 

Sovereignty  a.  86.  See  Grace,  Election^ 
God. 

Soul  seporate.  See  Death,  ffeaven, 
Hell. 

Spirit  breathed  after,  a.  74.  b,  34. 
Water  and  blood,  c.  9.    His  offices, 

b.  133.  Witnessing  and  sealing,  a. 
144.  Its  fruits,  a.  102. 

Spiritual  enemies,  deliverance,  a.  47. 

b.  65,  82.    W^arfare,  b.  77.    PUgri- 

mage,  b.  53.     Apparel,  a.  7.  20. 

Race,  a.  48.     Sloth  and  dulness,  b. 

25,  34.  Joy,  b.  72,  73.  Meat,  drink, 

and  clothing,  a.  7.     Food.      See 

Feast. 
State  of  nature  and  grace,  a,  104. 
Sioj*m.    See  Thunder. 
Strength  from   Heaven,  a.  15,  32,  48. 

Righteousness  and  pardon  in  Christ, 

a.  84,  85.  c.  24. 
Submission  and  deliverance,    a.   129. 

To  afflictions,  a.  5.  b.  109. 
Success  of  the  gospel,  a.  11,  12, 119. 

•b.  144. 
Sufferings  of  Christ,  a.  102.^See  Christ. 


AN  INDEX  FOR  THE   HYMNS. 


389 


Supper  oF  the  Lord  instituted,  c.  1. 
Biiptism  and  preuchinq",  b.  141. 

Support  under  trials,  b.  .50,  65. 

Sympathy  oF  Christ,  a.  125. 

Table  oi  the  Lovd.  See  Lord. 

Temptations,  hope  under  them,  a.  139. 
Of  the  world,  b.  101.  Of  the  de- 
vil, b.  63,  156.  157.  And  desertion 
complained  of,  b,  163. 

Tempted^  Christ's  compassion  to  them, 
a.  125. 

Terrors  of  death  to  the  unconverted, 

a.  91. 

Testament^  new,  in  the  blood  of  Christ, 
0.3. 

Thanksgiving  for  victory,  b.  111.  For 
mercies,  b.  116.  National,  b.  1. 

T/jrone  of  grace.  See  Grace. 

Thunderer^  God,  b.  62. 

Time,  redeemed,  a.  88.  Oiurs,  and  eter- 
nity God's,  b.  67. 

Tree  of  life,  c.  8.  And  river  of  love,  c. 
20. 

Trinity  praised,  c.  26 — 41. 

Trials  on  earth,  and  hope  of  heaven, 

b.  65. 

Tritnnph  over  death,  a.  6.  b.  110.  Of 
faith  in  Christ,  a.  14.  At  a  feast,  c. 
21 .  Of  Christ  over  our  enemies,  a.  28. 

Trtist.    See  Faith. 

Truth  and  promises  of  God  unchange- 
able, a.  139.  b.  60,  69. 

Types,  b.  12.  And  prophecies  of  Christ, 
b.  135. 

Vain  jirosperity,  b.  56,  101. 

Value  of  Christ  and  his  righteousness, 
a.  109. 

Vanity  and  mortality  of  man,  a.  82.  Of 
youth,  a.  89,  90.  Of  the  creatures,  b. 
146. 

Fi'cfor?/,  a  thanksgiving  for  it,  b.  111. 
Over  death,  a.  17.  Sin  and  sorrow,  a. 
14.  Of  Christ,  over  Satan,  a.  58.  b. 
89.    See  Enemies. 

Virtues f  Christian,  b.  161.  See  Holi- 
ness,  love,  saints,  spiritual. 

Unbelief  and  faith,  a.  100.  b.  125.  Pu- 
nished, a.  118, 


Uncharitableness  and  charity,  a  126. 

Unconvei-teds\.a\.e,h.  152.  Death  ter- 
rible to  them,  a.  91. 

Uv fruit  fulness,  b.  165. 

Untfunctified  'A\'ec\\ons,  h.  165. 

Unseen  things,  tiiiih  in  them,  a.  120. 

IVandering  aflections,  b.  20.  Thoughts 
in  worship,  a.  136. 

JVarfare,  Christian,  b.  77. 

Water,  the  Spirit,  and  the  blood,  c; 
9. 

Weak  saints  encouraged  by  Christ,  a. 
125.  By  the  Church,  a.  126. 

Weakness  our  own,  and  Christ  our 
strength,  a.  15. 

Wisdotn  and  power  of  God  in  Christ 
crucified,  c.  10.  Carnal  humbled, 
a.  11   12. 

Witnessing  and  sealing  Spirit,  a. 
144. 

Word  of  God,  a.  53.  Pteached,  a.  10, 
119.  See  Gospel,  Scripture. 

World,  crucifixion  to  it  by  the  cross, 
c.  7.  The  temptations  of  it,  b.  101. 
Its  end,  b.  164.  Mortification  to 
it  by  the  sight  of  God,  b.  41.  Its  cre- 
ation, b.  147.  Preservation,  b.  13. 

Worship  of  heaven  humble,  b.  68.  Pro- 
fitable, b.  123.  Condescended. to  by 
God,  b.  45.  Christ  present  at  it,  a. 
66.  b.  15,  16.  c.  15.  Accepted 
through  Clirist,  b.  36,  37.  Formali- 
ty in  it,  a.  136,  Delightful,  b.  14, 
15,  16,  42. 

Wrath  <ix\d  mercy  of  God,  a,  42.  b.  SO, 
See  God,  Hell. 

Yoke  of  Christ  easy,  a.  127. 

Youth,  its  vanities,  a.  89,  90.  Advised, 
a.  91. 

ZechariaWs  song,  and  John's  message, 

a.  50. 

y.eal  m  the  Christian  race,  a,  48.  b. 
129.  And  love,  a.  14  For  the  gos- 
pel, a.  103.  b.  4.  The  want  of  it,  b. 
25.  Aj>'amst  sin,  b,  106.  For  God, 

b.  1 16*: 

Zion.  her  glory  and  defence,  b.  64.  See 
Church. 


A  TABLE 


OF  SCRIPTURES  THAT  ARE  TURNED  INTO  VERSE. 


<W\'W\'%/V\'W\'W\'WVW\<W\ 


In  the  First  Book 


Gen.  iii.  1, 15,  17. 

107  i 

T/iesame.      .... 

4S 

xvii.  7. 

113 

xiv.  7.            -        -        . 

81 

xvii.  7,  10.       - 

121 

xlv.  21,25.       -        -   .    - 

84 

xxii.  6.           ... 

129 

The  same.           .         .         - 

85 

Job  j.  21.               .        .        - 

5 

xlix.  13,  14,  8cc.         -        - 

39 

iii.  14,  15.      - 

24 

liii.  1—5,  10,  12.     - 

141 

iv.  17,  21.          ... 

18 

liii.  6, 9,  12.       -        -        - 

142 

V.  6,  7,  8.       . 

83 

Isaiah  Iv.  1,  2,  &c.      - 

7 

ix.2,  10, 

86 

The  same.       .... 

9 

xiv.  4.            ... 

57 

Ivii.  15,  16. 

^7 

xix.  25,  26,  27.       - 

6 

Ixi.  10.      - 

20 

Psalm  iii.  5,6.      - 

80 

Ixiii.  1,  2,  3,  &c. 

28 

iv.  8.               ... 

80 

Ixiii.  4,  5,  6,7. 

29 

six.  5,8. 

79 

Ixv.  20. 

91 

xlix.6,9. 

24 

Lam.  iii.  23.  -        -        -        - 

81 

li.5.          -        -        .        . 

57 

Ezek.  xxxvi.  25,  &c. 

9 

Ixxiii.  24,  25. 

79 

Mic.  vii.  19.           .         .        - 

9 

cxxxix.  23,  24. 

136 

Nah.  i.  1,  2,  3,  &c.     - 

42 

cxliii.  8. 

80 

Zech.  xiii.  1,          -         -         - 

9 

cxlvii.  19,  20. 

53 

Matt.  iii.  9.        -         -         - 

99 

Proy.  viii.  1, 22, 32. 

92 

v.3,12.     ...        - 

102 

viii.  34, 36.        -        -        - 

93 

xi.  28.  30.      - 

127 

Eccles.  viii.  8. 

24 

xii.  20.       .... 

125 

ix.  4,  5,  6, 10.  -         -        - 

88 

xiii.  16, 17.    - 

10 

xi.9.               -        - 

89 

xxi.  9.        -        .        -        - 

16 

The  Same.     -         -         .         - 

90 

xxii.  37, 40.            -        - 

116 

xii.  1,7. 

91 

xxviii.  18,  &c.    . 

128 

Solo.    7      i.  2—5,  12,  17. 
Song,  5     i-7. 

66 

xxviii.  19.      - 

52 

67 

Mark  X.  14. 

113 

ii.  1,  2,  3,  &c. 

68 

xiv.  15,  &c.    - 

128 

ii.  8,  9,  &c. 

69 

Luke  i.  32,  8cc.      - 

3 

ii.  14.  16,  17.    -        - 

70 

i.  46,  &c.        - 

60 

iii.  1,  2,  3,  4,  5.      - 

71 

i.  68.          .... 

150 

iii.  11.       -        -        -        - 

72 

ii.  10,  kc.       - 

3 

iv.l,  7,  11. 

73 

ii.27.         .... 

19 

iv.  12,  14,  15.    - 

74. 

X.  21,  22.       "        -        - 

IX 

V.  1.               ... 

74 

The  same. '    .         -         -         - 

12 

V.9,  16. 

75 

XV.  7,  10. 

101 

vi.  1,  2,  3,  12. 

76 

XV.  13,  &c.         -        -        - 

123 

vii.  5,9, 13. 

77 

xviii.  10,  &.C. 

131 

viii.  5,  8,  14. 

78 

xix.  38,  40. 

16 

Isaiah  v.  2,  7, 10.  • 

10 

John  i.  1,  3,  14. 

2 

ix.  2,6,7.      -        -        - 

-     13 

John  i.  13.     . 

95 

xxvi.  1,  2,  &c.    - 

8 

i.  17.      . 

118 

xxvi.  8,  20.     - 

30 

Johni.  29,  32.       - 

50 

xxxviii.  9,  &c.    - 

53 

iii.  3,  8cc.       -         - 

95 

xi  27,  28,  &c. 

32 

iii.  14,  16. 

112 

J  Table  of  Scriptures  tJiat  are  tuned  into  Vevce. 


ni.  16,  17,  18. 
iv.  24. 
'        X.  28,  29. 
Acts  ii.  38. 

xvi.  14,  15,  33. 
Rom.  iii.  19,  22.  - 

V.  12,  kc,       . 
The  same.      ». 
vi.  1,  2,  6.      - 
vi.  3,  4,  &c. 
vii.  8,  9,  14,  24. 
viii.  14,  16. 
viii.  -i-^y  &c.  - 
ix.  21,  22,  Sec. 
XI.  16,  17.      . 
xiv.17,  19 
XV.  8.  9.  12.  - 
1  Cor.  1.  23.  24.    - 
i.  .6,  31.       - 
i.  30.       - 
Tlie  same. 
ii.  9,  10. 
iii.  6,7. 
vi.  10,  11. 
X.  32. 

xiii.1,2,  3.      - 
xiii.  2,  3,  7,  13.    - 
XV.  55,  &c. 
2  Cor.  ii,  16.     - 
V.  1,5,8. 
xii.  r,  9,  10.     - 
Gal.  iv,  4.         -         - 

iv.  6.        -         - 
Eph.  i.  3,  &c.  - 
i.  1,  13,  14.     - 
iii.  9,  10.       - 
iii.  16,  &c. 
iv.  30,  &c. 
Phil.ii.  2.        -        - 
iii.  7,  8,  9. 


100 

Col.  i.  16.  - 

136 

ii.  15. 

1.8 

2  rjm.  i.  9,  10. 

52 

i.  12. 

121 

m.  15,.  16. 

94 

iv.  6,  7,  8, 18. 

57 

Fit.  ii.  10,  13. 

124 

iii.  3,  7. 

106 

Heb  i.  1. 

122 

iii.  3,  5,  6.  - 

115 

IV.  15,  16. 

144 

V.  7. 

14 

vi.  17,  19. 

117 

vii. 

114 

ix. 

126 

X.  28,  29.  - 

113. 

Heb.  xi.  1,  3,  8. 10 

119 

1  Pet.  i.  3,  4.  5. 

96 

i.8. 

97 

1  John  iii.  1,  &c. 

98 

Jude  24,  25. 

105 

Rev.  i.  5,  6,7.  - 

119 

v.  6,  8,  12. 

104 

The  same. 

126 

v.  1 1—13. 

134 

The  same. 

133 

xii.  13,  &c. 

-   .  17 

The  same. 

119 

XI  15.   - 

110 

xii.  7. 

1. 

XIV.  13.  - 

107 

XV.  3. 

64 

xvi.l9.  - 

54 

xvii.  6 

144 

xviii.  20,  21. 

2 

xxi.  1,  2,  3,  4. 

135 

xxi.  5,  6,  7,  8.  - 

130 

xxi.  27. 

130 

109 

2 
107 
137 
103 
53 
27 
132 
111 
51 
118 
125 
125 
139. 
145 
146 
118 
120 
26 
108 
64 
61 
61 
1 
25 
62 
63 
40 
41 
65 
58 
18 
49,56 
56 
56 
59 
21 
45 
105 


In  the  Third  Book. 


Luke  ii.  27.  - 

xiv.  60. 

xiv.  17,  23. 

xxii.  19, 
•ohn  VI.  31,  35,  39.  - 

xiv.  3. 


14 

Johnxvi.  16. 

12 

1  Cor.  X.  16, 17 

13 

xi.  23,  &c. 

6 

Gal.  vi.  14. 

5 

1  John  V.  6. 

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